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TAKE THE QUIZallostatic load
noun
: the cumulative adverse effect on the body when allostasis occurs too frequently (as when the body is subjected to repeated stressors) or is inadequate
Over weeks, months, or years, exposure to increased secretion of stress hormones can result in allostatic load and its pathophysiologic consequences.—
Bruce S. McEwen, New England Journal of Medicine, 15 Jan. 1998
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- The business’s new computer system proved not to be a panacea.


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