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response

noun re·sponse \ri-ˈspän(t)s\

Medical Definition of RESPONSE

:  the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an organism or any of its parts resulting from stimulation <a conditioned response>

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. response (noun)
  2. dose-response (adjective)
  3. galvanic skin response (noun)
  4. immune response (noun)
  5. stimulus-response (adjective)
  6. systemic inflammatory response syndrome (noun)
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