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.
1 Lateral â away from the midline of the body. 2  Intermediate â between a medial and lateral position. 3  Proximal â closer to the origin of the body part or point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk. 4  Distal â away from the origin of a body part or point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.