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  • 51stress|or — «STREHS uhr», noun. Psychology. any stimulus that produces stress or strain: »Experimental stressors, for obvious reasons, are very mild, the most usual being distracting or painful noises, electric shocks, the stress of examinations (New… …

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  • 52Stress and duress — is a term which has been used by the United States to describe interrogation techniques authorised for use by United States Armed Forces upon detainees who are determined to be a threat the United States. These techniques are claimed to cause… …

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  • 53Stress hormone — Stress hormones such as cortisol and norepinephrine are released at periods of high stress. The hormone regulating system is known as the endocrine system. Cortisol is believed to affect the metabolic system and norepinephrine is believed to play …

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  • 54stress-induced proteins — stress induced proteins. = stress proteins (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 55stress — m. psicol. Ver estrés. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …

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  • 56stress mark — n a mark (&stress;) that shows which part of a word you emphasize when you pronounce it …

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  • 57Stress — [ʃt..., st...] der; es, e <aus gleichbed. engl. stress, eigtl. »Druck, Anspannung«, gekürzt aus mittelengl. distresse »Sorge, Kummer«, dies über das Altfr. zu lat. distringere »auseinanderziehen, dehnen«>: 1. starke Leistungsanforderung,… …

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  • 58stress fracture — stress′ frac ture pat a hairline fracture of a bone, esp. of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers • Etymology: 1950–55 …

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  • 59stress mark — stress′ mark n. phn a mark placed before, after, or over a syllable to indicate stress in pronunciation; accent mark …

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  • 60Stress — Stress: Die Bezeichnung für »erhöhte Beanspruchung, starke Belastung physischer und/oder psychischer Art« wurde 1936 von dem österreichisch kanadischen Biochemiker und Mediziner Hans Selye (1907–1982) geprägt. Zugrunde liegt engl. stress »Druck,… …

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