| anodal duration tetanus | An obsolete term for the period of muscular contraction occurring at the anode when the electric circuit is closed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cathodal duration tetanus | An obsolete term for a tetanic contraction occurring on application of the cathode or negative pole, while the circuit is closed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| half amplitude pulse duration | The time, in milliseconds, required for a wave form to reach half of its full magnitude. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulse duration | The interval between onset of the leading edge and the end of the trailing edge of a pulse wave. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strength-duration curve | A graph relating the intensity of an electrical stimulus to the length of time it must flow to be effective. See: chronaxie, rheobase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duration | A continuous period of time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duration tetany | A tonic spasm occurring in degenerated muscles upon application of a strong galvanic current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| after-nystagmus | Nystagmus occurring after the abrupt cessation of rotation in the opposite direction of the rotatory nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amaurotic nystagmus | The pendular or, rarely, jerky nystagmus seen in severely reduced vision. Synonym: amaurotic nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruns' nystagmus | A fine, jerking (vestibular) nystagmus on horizontal gaze in one direction, together with a slower, larger amplitude (gaze, paretic) nystagmus on looking in the opposite direction; due to lateral brainstem compression, usually by a cerebellar-pontine angle mass such as an acoustic neuroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caloric nystagmus | Jerky nystagmus induced by labyrinthine stimulation with warm or cold water injected into the ear canal. (27 Sep 1997) |
| galvanic nystagmus | Nystagmus involving galvanic stimulation of the labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal nystagmus | A clonic spasm of the levator palati muscle, causing an audible click. (05 Mar 2000) |
| railroad nystagmus | Nystagmus induced by looking at moving visual stimuli. Synonym: opticokinetic nystagmus, railroad nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gaze paretic nystagmus | A nystagmus occurring in partial gaze paralysis when an attempt is made to look in the direction of the gaze paresis. (05 Mar 2000) |