Usually means: Beneficial effects from low-dose stress.
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  4. Hormesis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hormesis)

noun:  (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.

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