Chronic stress can occur in response to everday stressors that are ignored or poorly managed, as well as to exposure to traumatic events.
medial. [mÄâ²dÄÂ·Él]. Etymology: L, medius, middle. 1 pertaining to, situated in, or oriented toward the midline of the body. 2 pertaining to the tunica media, the middle layer of a blood vessel wall. Also mesial. adjective Toward the centre, middle, median, as of the body.
The medial epicondyle is more toward the midline of the body than the lateral epicondyle. The term medial means toward the midline of the body, while the term lateral means away from the midline of the body.. ACE's Essentials of Exercise Science for Fitness Professionals, p. 2.