| FEC | forced expiratory capacity; free erythrocyte coproporphyrin; freestanding emergency center; Friend e... |
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| FEE | forced equilibrating expiration |
| FEF | forced expiratory flow |
| FEF50/FIF50 | ratio of expiratory flow to inspiratory flow at 50% of forced vital capacity |
| FEFV | forced expiratory flow volume |
| biceps reflex | Contraction of the biceps muscle when its tendon is struck. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bing's reflex | When the foot is passively dorsiflexed, plantar flexion occurs if any point on the ankle between the two malleoli is tapped. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bladder reflex | Contraction of the walls of the bladder and relaxation of the trigone and urethral sphincter in response to a rise in pressure within the bladder; the reflex can be voluntarily inhibited and the inhibition readily abolished to control micturition. Synonym: bladder reflex, urinary reflex, vesical reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone reflex | A reflex excited by a stimulus applied to a bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachioradial reflex | With the arm supinated to 45 |
| Brain's reflex | Extension of the arm of a hemiplegic patient when turned prone as if on all fours. Synonym: Brain's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bregmocardiac reflex | In infants, pressure upon the anterior fontanelle causing cardiac slowing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brissaud's reflex | Tickling the sole causes a contraction of the tensor fasciae latae muscle, even when there is no responsive movement of the toes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bulbocavernosus reflex | A sharp contraction of the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus muscles when the glans penis is suddenly compressed or tapped. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bulbomimic reflex | In a case of coma from severe apoplexy, pressure on the eyeballs causes contraction of the facial muscles of expression on the side opposite to the lesion; if coma due to diabetes, uraemia, or other toxic cause the reflex is present on both sides. Synonym: facial reflex, Mondonesi's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capps' reflex | An obsolete eponym for vasomotor collapse at the time of crisis in pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac depressor reflex | A fall in blood pressure due to peripheral vasodilation and cardiac inhibition by stimulations of terminations of a cardiac depressor nerve in the aortic arch and base of the heart. Synonym: aortic reflex, depressor reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gag reflex | Contact of a foreign body with the mucous membrane of the fauces causes retching or gagging. Synonym: faucial reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radial reflex | On tapping the lower end of the radius, flexion of the forearm occurs, and sometimes, on strong percussion, flexion of the fingers. See: inverted radial reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Galant's reflex | A deep abdominal reflex in which there is a contraction of the abdominal muscles on tapping the anterior superior iliac spine. Synonym: lower abdominal periosteal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |