oxidative stress

noun

damage caused to cells or tissue by reactive oxygen species

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Meanings

nounoxidative stress (countable and uncountable, plural oxidative stresses)

plural oxidative stresses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistrydamage caused to cells or tissue by reactive oxygen species
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