Medical term:

acclimatisation



Acclimatisation

Biology The adaptation of an organism to new environmental conditions. 
Microbiology The adjustment of bacteria in culture to changes in nutrients and temperature, which may require enzymatic changes.
Physiology A reversible, noninheritable change in the anatomy or physiology of an organism which enables it to survive in an alien environment or in altered environmental conditions.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion

(ă-klī'mă-tī-zā'shŭn)
Physiologic adaptation to a variation in environmental factors such as temperature, climate, or altitude.
Synonym(s): acclimatisation.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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