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defensible(dictionary)
acclimatization(medicine)
acclimatization(encyclopedia)
Acclimatization to altitude(health)
Altitude, acclimatization to(health)
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Acclimatization to altitude (health) and defensible (oh)


Acclimatization to altitude (health)


The main cause of altitude sickness is going too high too fast. Given time, the body can adapt to the decrease in oxygen concentration at a specific altitude, process known as acclimatization.





defensible (oh)



a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
-opposite indefensible indefensible
::a morally defensible prison system
a defensible building or area is easy to protect against attack
-- defensibly adv