Difference between revisions of "Resistance"
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##the capacity of an [[organism]] to defend itself against a [[disease]]. | ##the capacity of an [[organism]] to defend itself against a [[disease]]. | ||
##the capacity of an organism or a tissue to withstand the effects of a harmful environmental agent. | ##the capacity of an organism or a tissue to withstand the effects of a harmful environmental agent. | ||
| − | #in the field of [[electricity]] ([[electrical resistance]]), the opposition of a body or substance to current passing through it, resulting in a change of electrical energy into heat or another form of energy. | + | #in the field of [[electricity]] ([[electrical resistance]]), the opposition of a body or substance to current passing through it, resulting in a change of electrical energy into heat or another form of [[energy]]. |
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Revision as of 04:56, September 21, 2008
Resistance refers to:[1]
- the act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
- a force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
- an underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.
- in the field of psychology, a process in which the ego opposes the conscious recall of anxiety-producing experiences.
- in the field of biology,
- in the field of electricity (electrical resistance), the opposition of a body or substance to current passing through it, resulting in a change of electrical energy into heat or another form of energy.
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