| COEPS | cortical originating extra-pyramidal system |
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| HPC | hemangiopericytoma; hippocampal pyramidal cell; history of present complaint; holoprosencephaly; hyd... |
| PR | by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point [of accommodation] [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindr... |
| CD | cadaver donor; canine distemper; canine dose; carbohydrate dehydratase; carbon dioxide; cardiac dise... |
| CEID | crossed electroimmunodiffusion |
| crossed hemianesthesia | alternate hemianesthesia |
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| crossed hemianopia | Attitudinal hemianopia involving the upper field of one eye and the lower field of the other; or a binasal or bitemporal hemianopia. Synonym: crossed hemianopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed hemiplegia | alternating hemiplegia |
| crossed immunoelectrophoresis | two-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis |
| crossed jerk | 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 knee jerk | Contraction of the contralateral quadriceps when a patellar reflex is elicited. Synonym: crossed knee jerk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed knee reflex | Contraction of the contralateral quadriceps when a patellar reflex is elicited. Synonym: crossed knee jerk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossed paralysis | alternating hemiplegia |
| 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 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) |
| pyramidal | 1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid; pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage. "The mystic obelisks stand up Triangular, pyramidal." (Mrs. Browning) 2. <chemistry> Same as Tetragonal. <mathematics> Pyramidal numbers, certain series of figurate numbers expressing the number of balls or points that may be arranged in the form of pyramids. Thus 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, etc, are trangular pyramidal numbers; and 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, etc, are square pyramidal numbers. Origin: Cf. F. Pyramidal. <anatomy> One of the carpal bones. See Cuneiform, 2 . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |