hormesis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὅρμησις (hórmēsis), from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ). === Noun === hormesis (countable and uncountable, plural hormeses) (biology, toxicology) A phenomenon in which an environmental agent or stressor produces a stimulatory or beneficial effect at low doses and an inhibitory or harmful effect at higher doses, corresponding to a biphasic dose-response relationship. ==== Derived terms ==== mitohormesis neurohormesis xenohormesis ==== Related terms ==== hormetin ==== See also ==== mithridatism the dose makes the poison === Further reading === “hormesis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Moshiers, heroisms