Medical Definition of Relaxation response

1. An integrated hypothalamic reaction resulting in decreased sympathetic nervous system activity which, physiologically and psychologically, is almost a mirror image of the body's response's to Cannon's emergency theory (flight or fight response); can be self-induced through the use of techniques associated with transcendental meditation, yoga, and biofeedback. See: emergency theory. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Relaxation Response

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relaundered
relaundering
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relax'd
relaxable
relaxant
relaxant reversal
relaxants
relaxase
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relaxation behavior
relaxation factor
relaxation method
relaxation response (current term)
relaxation suture
relaxation techniques
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relaxed DNA
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relaxed plasmid
relaxedly
relaxedness

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