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What does acclimatization mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
  2. (biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
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To conquer this peak one has to climb on rock and ice. A high level of technical skill, physical fitness and acclimatization is required.
He was clearly suffering from inadequate acclimatization, couldn't catch his breath, and thus couldn't keep up.
Above 7,000 feet, dehydration increases, so Tom stayed off the booze, which slows acclimatization.
For some, but not all, of these thermally sensitive traits acclimatization leads to adaptive shifts in thermal optima and limits.
I think it's also because the process of acclimatization, of generating red blood cells, is very hormonal.
Settle in for three days and nights of acclimatization, psyching up for the 12-hour round-trip summit day.

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