| PIP | paralytic infantile paralysis; peak inflation pressure, peak inspiratory pressure; periodic interim ... |
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| RFP | recurrent facial paralysis; request for proposal; right frontoposterior [fetal position] |
| b.m. | bowel movement; 장운동 |
| FHM | Fetal Heart Movement |
| NREM | Non-Rapid Eye Movement |
| decomposition of movement | A manifestation of cerebellar disease in which a muscular movement is not carried out smoothly but in a series of component motions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disconjugate movement of eyes | Rotation of the two eyes in opposite directions, as in convergence or divergence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| illusion of movement | Successive stimulation of neighboring retinal points which causes the sensation of movement. Oculogravic illusion, apparent movement of the visual field when the body is subjected to acceleration; due to gravity. Oculogyral illusion, an illusion occurring in angular acceleration in which the position of fixed light appears to drift. Optical illusion, a false interpretation of the colour, form, size, or movement of a visual sensation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| opening movement | In dentistry, movement of the mandible executed during jaw separation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tooth movement | Orthodontic techniques used to correct the malposition of a single tooth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| translatory movement | The motion of the body at any instant when all points within the body are moving at the same velocity and in the same direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixational ocular movement | Rotation of the eyes during voluntary fixation on an object; tremors, flicks, and drifts occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal movement | <obstetrics> Movement of the foetus in the womb perceived by the mother and felt by palpation of the abdomen. The first foetal movements felt by the mother during pregnancy (quickening) are usually between18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy. (08 Mar 2000) |
| lateral movement | In dentistry, movement of the mandible to the side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fusional movement | A reflex movement that tends to move the visual axes to the object of fixation so that stereoscopic vision is possible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute ascending paralysis | A paralysis of rapid course beginning in the legs and involving progressively the trunk, arms, and neck, ending sometimes in death in from one to three weeks. Synonym: ascending paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute atrophic paralysis | Inflammation of the anterior cornua of the spinal cord; an acute infectious disease caused by the poliomyelitis virus and marked by fever, pains, and gastroenteric disturbances, followed by a flaccid paralysis of one or more muscular groups, and later by atrophy. Synonym: acute atrophic paralysis, myogenic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending paralysis | A paralysis of rapid course beginning in the legs and involving progressively the trunk, arms, and neck, ending sometimes in death in from one to three weeks. Synonym: ascending paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending tick paralysis | <neurology> An ascending paralysis caused by the continued presence of Dermacentor and Ixodes ticks attached to the occipital or upper neck region in humans. The treatment consists of tick removal and supportive care. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Brown-Sequard's paralysis | <neurology, syndrome> A type of spinal cord lesion that is characterised by hemiparaplegia and hyperesthesia, but with loss of motor function on the same side as the lesion and hemianaesthesia on the opposite side. (27 Sep 1997) |