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shrew
Any of 290 small insectivore species (family Soricidae) of the Northern Hemisphere and the Andes. They resemble moles, and have tiny eyes and ears, a hanging snout, and long, hook-tipped incisors. Species are 1.5-11 in. (3.5-27 cm) long, excluding the 1-4-in. (2.5-10-cm) tail and weigh as little as 0.07 oz (2 g). The smallest shrews are the smallest of all mammals. Most species live in ground litter, but some live in burrows or trees and a few are semiaquatic. Because they are so small, shrews have the highest metabolic rates of any mammal (with pulses as high as 800 beats per minute) and can survive only a few hours without food. Their normal prey is invertebrates, though some will eat small mammals. Some species have toxic saliva (painful to humans). Raptors and snakes eat shrews, but mammals avoid them. Some authorities classify tree shrews (family Tupaiidae) with the primates.


stress
In phonetics, an emphasis given to a syllable of speech by making it louder than the rest of the word. This emphasis may have no meaning; for example, Czech words are regularly stressed on the first syllable. It may, however, distinguish the meanings of similarly spelled but differently pronounced words; for example, permit is stressed on the first syllable as a noun and on the second as a verb. It may also be applied to a word to express its importance in a sentence. See also intonation.

In the physical sciences and engineering, the force per unit area within materials that arises from externally applied forces, uneven heating, or permanent deformation. Normal stress refers to the stress caused by forces that are perpendicular to a cross-section area of the material. Shear stress arises from forces that are parallel to the plane of the cross section. Stress is expressed as the quotient of a force divided by an area.

In psychology, a state of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium. Stress is an unavoidable effect of living and is an especially complex phenomenon in modern technological society. It has been linked to coronary heart disease, psychosomatic disorders, and various other mental and physical problems. Treatment usually consists of a combination of counseling or psychotherapy and medication.

In phonetics, an emphasis given to a syllable of speech by making it louder than the rest of the word. This emphasis may have no meaning; for example, Czech words are regularly stressed on the first syllable. It may, however, distinguish the meanings of similarly spelled but differently pronounced words; for example, permit is stressed on the first syllable as a noun and on the second as a verb. It may also be applied to a word to express its importance in a sentence. See also intonation.

In the physical sciences and engineering, the force per unit area within materials that arises from externally applied forces, uneven heating, or permanent deformation. Normal ...

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