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  • Look up shock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shock may refer to: Acute stress reaction, also known as psychological or mental shock Shell shock, soldiers'...
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    Shock is the state of insufficient blood flow to the tissues of the body as a result of problems with the circulatory system. Initial symptoms of shock...
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    In physics, a shock wave (also spelled shockwave), or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the...
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  • A shock site is a website that is intended to be offensive or disturbing to its viewers, though it can also contain elements of humor or evoke (in some...
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  • Shell shock is a term that originated during World War I to describe the type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that many soldiers experienced...
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    Shock tactics, shock tactic, or shock attack is the name of an offensive maneuver which attempts to place the enemy under psychological pressure by a...
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    Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. There may...
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  • Static Shock is an American superhero animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static. It premiered on September 23...
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    A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy...
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  • also known as psychological shock, mental shock, or simply shock) and acute stress disorder (ASD) is a psychological response to a terrifying, traumatic or...
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  • Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during production into a sequel to the 1994 game System Shock. The alterations were...
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    Septic shock is a potentially fatal medical condition that occurs when sepsis, which is organ injury or damage in response to infection, leads to dangerously...
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  • Shock humour is a style of comedy intended to shock the audience. This can be achieved through excessively foul toilet humour, overt sexual themes, mocking...
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  • System Shock is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Nightdive Studios and published by Prime Matter. It is a remake of the 1994 game System Shock by...
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  • remain unaffected. The 'shock' in spinal shock does not refer to circulatory collapse, and should not be confused with neurogenic shock, which is life-threatening...
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  • System Shock is a 1994 first-person action-adventure video game developed by LookingGlass Technologies and published by Origin Systems. It was directed...
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  • Look up shocked in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shocked may refer to: Shocked, to suffer an electric shock Michelle Shocked an American singer-songwriter...
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  • A supply shock is an event that suddenly increases or decreases the supply of a commodity or service, or of commodities and services in general. This...
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  • Shock to the System or variants may refer to: A Shock to the System (novel), a 1984 novel by Simon Brett Shock to the System, a 1995 mystery novel by...
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    shock is a sudden acceleration caused, for example, by impact, drop, kick, earthquake, or explosion. Shock is a transient physical excitation. Shock describes...
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