noun
general adaptation syndrome
Medical term for the body's three-stage response to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Used in physiology and endocrinology.
汎適応症候群は、ストレスに対する生体の非特異的反応を説明する概念です。
General adaptation syndrome is a concept that explains the body's nonspecific response to stress.
The term is a direct translation of the English 'general adaptation syndrome', coined by Hans Selye. The Japanese form uses 汎 (pan-, general), 適応 (adaptation), and 症候群 (syndrome).