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Adaptation, Physiological

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes:	DF: ADAPTATION PHYSIOL

Adaptation, Physiological Categories.

	Acclimatization - Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old.
	Estivation - In certain living species, a period of dormancy during the summer months marked by decreased metabolism.
	Hibernation - The dormant state in which some animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs. It is a natural physiological process in many warm-blooded animals.

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