pseudoadaptation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pseudo- +‎ adaptation

Noun[edit]

pseudoadaptation (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoadaptations)

  1. (biology) The apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.
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