Plus get some simple action steps that you can can start taking now to help avoid getting a hernia when working out and lifting weights. First off, a hernia is when some organ material (i.e. a portion of the intestine) protrudes through a weakness in abdominal lining. This weakness is often caused by genetics.
adaptation. 1. the adjustment of an organism to its environment, or the process by which it enhances such fitness. 2. the normal adjustment of the eye to variations in intensity of light. 3. the decline in the frequency of firing of a neuron, particularly of a receptor, under conditions of constant stimulation.
By Jennifer Kennedy. Definition: An adaptation is a physical or behavioral characteristic that has developed to allow an organism to better survive in its environment.Adaptations are the result of evolution, and may occur when a gene mutates, or changes by accident.xamples: One physical adaptation used in the intertidal zone is a crab's hard shell, which protects it from predators, drying out and being crushed by waves. A behavioral adaptation in the oceans is the use of loud, low-frequency calls by fin whales to communicate with other whales over great distances.