| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| mark placing stress on syllables words |
accent
|
| diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
accent
,
accent mark
|
| relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |
accent
,
emphasis
,
stress
|
| accent indicating stress of a spoken sound |
acute accent
|
| catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action |
Adrenalin
,
adrenaline
,
epinephrin
,
epinephrine
|
| mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin |
adult-onset diabetes
,
adult-onset diabetes mellitus
,
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
,
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
,
ketosis-resistant diabetes
,
ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
,
mature-onset diabetes
,
maturity-onset diabetes
,
maturity-onset
|
| drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
antianxiety agent
,
ataractic
,
ataractic agent
,
ataractic drug
,
tranquilizer
,
tranquilliser
,
tranquillizer
|
| absence of mental stress or anxiety |
ataraxis
,
heartsease
,
peace
,
peacefulness
,
peace of mind
,
repose
,
serenity
|
| mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare |
battle fatigue
,
combat fatigue
,
combat neurosis
,
shell shock
|
| branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel) |
biomedicine
|
| degree of tension or stress at which something breaks |
breaking point
|
| (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial |
breaking point
|
| steadiness of mind under stress |
calm
,
calmness
,
composure
,
equanimity
|
| (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body |
coefficient of elasticity
,
elastic modulus
,
modulus of elasticity
|
| stress- free |
comfortable
|
| alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
deformation
|
| permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force |
durability
,
enduringness
,
lastingness
,
strength
|
| change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
electrical skin response
,
electrodermal response
,
Fere phenomenon
,
galvanic skin response
,
GSR
,
psychogalvanic response
,
Tarchanoff phenomenon
|
| special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. |
emphasis
|
| pronounced without stress when preceded by another word |
enclitic
|
