| CRIE | crossed radioimmunoelectrophoresis |
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| X-TEP | crossed immunoelectrophoresis |
| crossed paralysis | alternating hemiplegia |
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| crossed phrenic phenomenon | Hemisection of the cord above the exit of the phrenic nerve paralyzes the ipsilateral half of the diaphragm; if the contralateral phrenic nerve is then sectioned or blocked, contractions on the ipsilateral side are resumed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed pyramidal tract | Those fibres of the pyramidal tract that cross to the opposite side in the pyramidal decussation and descend in the dorsal half of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord; they are distributed throughout the length of the spinal cord to interneurons of the zona intermedia of the spinal gray matter. See: pyramidal tract. Synonym: tractus corticospinalis lateralis, tractus pyramidalis lateralis, crossed pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis lateralis, fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis, lateral corticospinal tract, lateral pyramidal fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed reflex | A reflex movement on one side of the body in response to a stimulus applied to the opposite side. Synonym: crossed jerk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed reflex of pelvis | Contraction of the contralateral adductors of the thigh upon tapping the anterior superior iliac spine. Synonym: crossed spino-adductor reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed renal ectopia | <radiology> M more than F, right (67%), may fuse: crossed-fused renal ectopia (12 Dec 1998) |
| crossed spino-adductor reflex | Contraction of the contralateral adductors of the thigh upon tapping the anterior superior iliac spine. Synonym: crossed spino-adductor reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed testicular ectopia | Testis that has crossed the midline to join its contralateral mate in the contralateral inguinal canal or hemiscrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolism, crossed | See Embolism, paradoxical. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acupuncture anaesthesia | Insertion of acupuncture needles at specific points in the body to block the afferent nerve impulses from reaching the brain, thus producing the loss of sensation of pain. The technique is used in performing surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ambulatory anaesthesia | Anaesthesia provided on an outpatient basis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anaesthesia | <anaesthetics, neurology> The loss of feeling or sensation. Although the term is used for loss of tactile sensibility or of any of the other senses, it is applied especially to loss of the sensation of pain, as it is induced to permit performance of surgery or other painful procedures. Origin: Gr. Aisthesis = sensation (13 Nov 1997) |
| anaesthesia adjuvants | Agents that are administered in association with anaesthetics to increase effectiveness, improve delivery, or decrease required dosage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anaesthesia, caudal | Epidural anaesthesia administered via the sacral canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anaesthesia, closed-circuit | Inhalation anaesthesia where the gases exhaled by the patient are rebreathed as some carbon dioxide is simultaneously removed and anaesthetic gas and oxygen are added so that no anaesthetic escapes into the room. Closed-circuit anaesthesia is used especially with explosive anaesthetics to prevent fires where electrical sparking from instruments is possible. (12 Dec 1998) |