| reflex otalgia | Pain referred to the ear from disease in another part, most commonly laryngeal, tonsillar, or nasopharyngeal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| reflex sensation | referred sensation |
| reflex sympathetic dystrophy | A syndrome of pain and tenderness, usually to a hand or foot, associated with vasomotor instability, skin changes and rapid development of bony demineralisation (osteoporosis). Frequently will follow a localised trauma, stroke or peripheral nerve injury. (27 Sep 1997) |
| reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome | <syndrome> A condition that features a group of typical symptoms, including pain (often burning type), tenderness, and swelling of an extremity associated with varying degrees of sweating, warmth and/or coolness, flushing, discoloration, and shiny skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex symptom | A disturbance of sensation or function in an organ or part more or less remote from the morbid condition giving rise to it; e.g., muscle spasm due to joint inflammation. Synonym: sympathetic symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflex tachycardia | Increased heart rate in response to some stimulus conveyed through the cardiac nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflex therapy | Treatment of some morbid condition by exciting a reflex action, as in the household treatment of nosebleed by a piece of ice applied to the cervical spine. Synonym: reflexotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflex, abdominal | Contractions of the abdominal muscles upon stimulation of the skin (superficial abdominal reflex) or tapping neighboring bony structures (deep abdominal reflex). The superficial reflex may be weak or absent, for example, after a stroke, a sign of upper (suprasegmental) motor neuron lesions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, abnormal | Abnormal, involuntary response to a stimulus which includes hyperreflexia, hyporeflexia, and areflexia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, acoustic | Intra-aural contraction of tensor tympani and stapedius in response to sound. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, babinski | An abnormal reflex consisting of dorsiflexion of the big toe on stimulation of the sole of the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, let down | The let down reflex of the mother is an involuntary reflex during breastfeeding which causes the milk to flow freely. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, oculocardiac | Change of heartbeat induced by pressure on the eyeball, manipulation of extraocular muscles, or pressure upon the tissue remaining in the orbital apex after enucleation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, pupillary | Constriction of the pupil in response to light stimulation of the retina. It refers also to any reflex involving the iris, with resultant alteration of the diameter of the pupil. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflex, stretch | Reflex contraction of a muscle in response to stretching, which stimulates muscle proprioceptors. (12 Dec 1998) |