acclimatization
41House Finch — Taxobox name = House Finch status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53468|title=Carpodacus mexicanus|downloaded=12 May 2006] image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata …
42Death zone — The death zone, in mountaineering, refers to altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen cannot sustain human life. The point is generally tagged as between 7000 meters (22,950 feet)cite web |url= http://www.8000metres.com/death… …
43Linckia laevigata — Taxobox name = Linckia laevigata regnum = Animalia phylum = Echinodermata classis = Asteroidea ordo = Valvatida familia = Ophidiasteridae genus = Linckia species = L. laevigata binomial = Linckia laevigata binomial authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)… …
44Everest Base Camp — Gravel road leading to EBC after leaving Friendship Highway, Tibet, with first close view of Mt. Everest There are two base camps on opposite sides of Mount Everest. South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 metres (17,598 ft) ( …
45Zoo — A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs,… …
46Acute mountain sickness (AMS) — is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is common at high altitudes, that is above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). Three quarters of people have mild symptoms of AMS over 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). The occurrence of AMS …
47AMS (acute mountain sickness) — Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is common at high altitudes, that is above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). Three quarters of people have mild symptoms of AMS over 10,000 feet (3,048… …
48Mountain sickness, acute (AMS) — Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being in a high altitude environment. AMS is common at high altitudes, that is above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). Three quarters of people have mild symptoms of AMS over 10,000 feet… …
49Sickness, acute mountain (AMS) — Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being at high altitude. AMS is common at very high altitudes, that is above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). Three quarters of people have mild symptoms of AMS over 10,000 feet (3,048… …
50acclimation — SYN: acclimatization. * * * ac·cli·ma·tion .ak lə mā shən, .lī n acclimatization esp. by physiological adjustment of an organism to environmental change * * * ac·cli·ma·tion (ak″lĭ maґshən) physiological or psychological… …
