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.
When using these terms, it is assumed that the body is in the anatomical position. 1  Lateral-More distant to the body midline. 2  In the anatomical position, the radius is lateral to the ulna. 3  A simpler example is the thumb is lateral to the pinky.. 4  Medial-Closer to the midline; on the inner side.