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applied tension

applied tension noun: the treatment of a phobia by having the patient alternately tense and relax the muscles while exposed to a phobic trigger.

Noun

applied tension (uncountable)

  1. The treatment of a phobia by having the patient alternately tense and relax the muscles while exposed to a phobic trigger.

Questions about applied tension

What does applied tension mean?
Applied tension means the treatment of a phobia by having the patient alternately tense and relax the muscles while exposed to a phobic trigger.
What part of speech is applied tension?
Applied tension is a noun.

Words near applied tension in the dictionary

  1. applied oneself
  2. applied science
  3. applied sciences
  4. applied semantics
  5. applied statistics
  6. applied tension
  7. appliedly
  8. applier
  9. appliers
  10. applies
  11. applies oneself

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