Environment: The milieu; the aggregate of all of the external conditions and influences affecting the life and development of an organism. It can be divided into physical, biologic, social, cultural; any or all of which can influence the health status of the population. [Fr. environ, around]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Environment: sum of the conditions in an organism's surroundings, including physical and chemical factors and other organisms; does not apply to the organism's internal milieu.
Source: CRISP
Environment: The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.
Source: MeSH 2007
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