| urecholine supersensitivity test | Urodynamic test that tries to elicit an abnormal cystometrogram after subcutaneous injection of a drug, urecholine. Subcutaneous injection of urecholine may increase detrusor pressure response during filling in patients with some types of neuropathic bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| autonomic denervation | The removal or interruption of some part of the autonomic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| muscle denervation | The resection or removal of the innervation of a muscle or muscle tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denervation | Removal of nerve supply to a tissue, usually by cutting or crushing the axons. (18 Nov 1997) |
| sympathetic denervation | <procedure, surgery> Removal of the sympathetic nervous systems influence in one area of the body. This may be accomplished with drugs or surgery. A treatment for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| law of denervation | When a structure is denervated, its irritability to certain chemical agents is increased; e.g., the greater sensitivity of the pupil to acetylcholine after section and degeneration of the third nerve, and of the nictitating membrane to adrenaline after excision of the superior cervical ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |