Medical Definition of Hormesis

1. An effect where a toxic substance acts like a stimulant in small doses, but it is an inhibitor in large doses. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hormesis

horizontal plane
horizontal plate of palatine bone
horizontal resorption
horizontal section
horizontal stabiliser
horizontal stabilizer
horizontal surface
horizontal survey
horizontal tail
horizontal transmission
horizontal vertigo
horkey
horkeys
horme
hormes
hormesis (current term)
hormion
hormogonal
hormogonia
hormogonium
hormogonium
hormonal
hormonal
hormonally
hormonal gingivitis
hormonal therapy
hormone
hormone
hormone-replacement therapy
hormonelike

Other Resources:

Search for Hormesis on Dictionary.com!Search for Hormesis on Thesaurus.com!Search for Hormesis on Google!Search for Hormesis on Wikipedia!

Search