| reflex, vestibulo-ocular | A reflex wherein impulses are conveyed from the cupulas of the saemicircular canals and from the otolithic membrane of the saccule and utricle via the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem and the median longitudinal fasciculus to the oculomotor nerve nuclei. It functions to maintain a stable retinal image during head rotation by generating appropriate compensatory eye movements. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| reflexed | Bent sharply downwards or backwards. (09 Oct 1997) |
| reflexogenic | Causing a reflex. Synonym: reflexogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexogenic pressosensitivity | Pressosensitivity also capable of initiating the regulation of heart rate, vascular tone, and blood pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexogenic zone | The area or zone where stimulation will elicit a given reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexogenous | Causing a reflex. Synonym: reflexogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexograph | An instrument for graphically recording a reflex. Origin: reflex + G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexology | <study> A type of complementary therapy based on pressure and massage of certain points on the soles of the human feet. Some people also claim that this technique may also be used in diagnosis. (16 Dec 1997) |
| reflexometer | An instrument for measuring the force necessary to excite a reflex. Origin: reflex + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexophil | Reflexophile Having exaggerated reflexes. Origin: reflex + G. Phileo, to love (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflexotherapy | Treatment of some morbid condition by producing a reflex action, as in the household treatment of nosebleed by a piece of ice applied to the cervical spine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflorescence | <botany> A blossoming anew of a plant after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| reflux | A backward or return flow. Origin: L. Fluxus = flow (18 Nov 1997) |
| reflux conjunctivitis | An obsolete term for a secondary conjunctivitis due to canaliculitis or dacryocystitis. Synonym: reflux conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflux disease, gastroesophageal | The stomach contents regurgitate and back up (reflux) into the oesophagus the food in the stomach is partially digested by stomach acid and enzymes. Normally, the partially digested acid content in the stomach is delivered by the stomach muscle down into the small intestine for further digestion. With oesophageal reflux, stomach acid content refluxes back up into the oesophagus, occasionally reaching the breathing passages, causing inflammation and damage to the oesophagus, as well as to the lung and larynx (the voice box). 10% of patients with gerd develop barrett's oesophagus, a risk fractor in cancer of the oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |