| LR | labeled release; laboratory references; laboratory report; labor room; lactated Ringer [solution]; l... |
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| LRR | labyrinthine righting reflex; lymph return rate |
| MR | Maddox rods; magnetic resistance; magnetic resonance; mandibular reflex; mannose-resistant; may repe... |
| NDR | neonatal death rate; normal detrusor reflex |
| OCR | oculocardiac reflex; oculocerebrorenal [syndrome]; optical character recognition |
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| 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) |
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| reflex ligament | <anatomy> A triangular fibrous band extending from the aponeurosis of the external oblique to the pubic tubercle of the opposite side. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum reflexum, Colles' ligament, fascia triangularis abdominis, reflex ligament, triangular fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflex movement | An involuntary movement resulting from a sensory stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reflex neurogenic bladder | An abnormal condition of bladder function whereby the bladder is cut off from upper motor neuron control, but where the lower motor neuron arc is still intact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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 otalgia | Pain referred to the ear from disease in another part, most commonly laryngeal, tonsillar, or nasopharyngeal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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 sensation | referred sensation |
| reflex, stretch | Reflex contraction of a muscle in response to stretching, which stimulates muscle proprioceptors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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, 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) |