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Hypo
Глоссарий медицинских терминов |
(informal ) 1. same as hypodermic syringe 2. an attack of hypoglycaemia, experienced, e.g., by people who are diabetic
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Hypodermic, английский
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection (informal )
Hypoglycaemia, английский
A low concentration of glucose in the blood comment: hypoglycaemia affects diabetics who feel weak from lack of sugar. a hypoglycaemic attack can be prevented by eating glucose or a lump of sugar when feeling faint.
Experienced, английский
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Fleks, английский
- (of the lens of the eye) the ability to focus on objects at different distances, using the ciliary muscle
- A jerk made by the forearm when the insertion in the radius of one of the muscles, the brachioradialis, is hit
- A physiological reaction without any conscious thought involved, e.g. a knee jerk or a sneeze, which happens in response to a particular stimulus light reflex, pupillary reflex to light reaction of the pupil of the eye which changes size according to the amount of light going into the eye
- A reaction of the dermal papillae of the skin to cold and fear which causes the hairs on the skin to become erect
- A reflex action in a muscle which contracts after being stretched
- A reflex from touching or hitting the cornea which makes the eyelid close
- A reflex of a newborn baby when it hears a loud noise (note: the baby is laid on a table and observed to see if it raises its arms when the table is struck.) [after ernst moro (1874–1951), paediatrician in heidelberg, germany]
- A reflex reaction of a muscle which contracts after being stretched
- A sudden peristalsis of the colon produced when food is taken into an empty stomach
- An automatic reaction by a person to a stimulus, or an expected reaction to a stimulus which comes from past experience
- An unusual curling upwards of the big toe when a finger is lightly run across the sole of the foot, while the others turn down and spread out, a sign of hemiplegia and pyramidal tract disease. compare plantar reflex [described 1896. after joseph francois felix babinski (1857– 1932), french-born son of polish refugees. a pupil of charcot, he was head of the neurological clinic at hopital de la pitie, 1890–1927.]
- Automatic relaxation of the ileocaecal valve when food is present in the stomach
- Same as pupillary reaction
- The instinct in new babies to turn their heads towards a touch on the cheek or mouth, which is important for breastfeeding roper, logan and tierney model roper, logan and tierney model /r??p? l??&?n ?n t??ni m?d(?)l/
- The jerk made as a reflex action by the knee, when the legs are crossed and the patellar tendon is tapped sharply. also called knee jerk
- The reflex that makes a person cough
- The reflex which controls the heartbeat automatically
- The usual downward movement of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked in the babinski test
- The usual response of a young baby to a sudden loud noise or a sudden fall through the air, by contracting the limb and neck muscles
Physio, английский
(informal ) 1. a session of physiotherapy treatment 2. a physiotherapist
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