environment

environment /en·vi·ron·ment/ (en-vi´ron-ment) the sum total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of an individual.environmen´tal

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en·vi·ron·ment (n-vrn-mnt, -vrn-)

n.

The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially the combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms.

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en·viron·mental (-mntl) adj.

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environment (envī´rnment, en-vī´urnment),

n the aggregate of all the external conditions and influences affecting the life and development of an organism.

environment, extracellular,

n the external, or interstitial, environment provided and maintained for the tissue cells.

environment, oral,

n all oral conditions present and their influences.

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environment

the sum total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of an animal. The environment of animals is often assumed to comprise only physical, chemical and biological factors but society is gradually coming to appreciate that there is also an emotional and psychological side to the life of all animals.