| accommodation reflex | reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina |
Babinski
Babinski reflex
Babinski sign | extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front, normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
| reaction | doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like, his style of painting was a reaction against cubism |
| shortening | act of decreasing in length, the dress needs shortening |
defecation reflex
rectal reflex | normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum |
reaction
response | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent, a bad reaction to the medicine, his responses have slowed with age |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
immune response
immune reaction
immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen |
anamnestic response
anamnestic reaction | renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen |
| humoral immune response | an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells |
| cell-mediated immune response | an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells |
reflex
reflex response
reflex action
instinctive reflex
innate reflex
inborn reflex
unconditioned reflex
physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
conditional reflex
conditioned reflex
acquired reflex
conditional reaction
conditioned reaction
conditional response
conditioned response | an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus |
learned reaction
learned response | a reaction that has been acquired by learning |
conditioned avoidance
conditioned avoidance response | a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus |
knee jerk
knee-jerk reflex
patellar reflex | a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon |
startle response
startle reaction | a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise), involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions |
startle reflex
Moro reflex | a normal reflex of young infants, a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs |
light reflex
pupillary reflex
miosis
myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
| micturition reflex | relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder |
pharyngeal reflex
gag reflex | normal reflex consisting of retching, may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth |
pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh
goose bump
goosebump
goose pimple
goose skin
horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
| plantar reflex | flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of years, under years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) |
| rooting reflex | reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek |
stretch reflex
myotactic reflex | reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled, important in maintaining erect posture |
| suckling reflex | reflex behavior in newborn mammals, includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk |
| transfusion reaction | reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood, an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death |
reaction-propulsion engine
reaction engine | a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream |
| reaction turbine | a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust |
| reflex camera | camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed |
| plantar wart | a wart occurring on the sole of the foot, pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center |
| frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
| response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals |
| reflex arc | the neural path of a reflex |
Wassermann test
Wasserman reaction
Wassermann | a blood test to detect syphilis, a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema, a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection |
conditioned emotional response
CER
conditioned emotion | an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning |
third law of motion
Newton's third law of motion
Newton's third law
law of action and reaction | action and reaction are equal and opposite |
| reaction | an idea evoked by some experience, his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do |
| reaction | extreme conservatism in political or social matters, the forces of reaction carried the election |
| response | a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister |
| reception response | the manner in which something is greeted, she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors |
| answer reply response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation, I waited several days for his answer, he wrote replies to several of his critics |
reply
response | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange, he growled his reply |
| shortening | fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods |
Irish National Liberation Army
INLA
People's Liberation Army
People's Republican Army
Catholic Reaction Force | a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland |
| response | a result, this situation developed in response to events in Africa |
| reaction | a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude, he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance, John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp |
| reaction | (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body, every action has an equal and opposite reaction |
| reaction propulsion | propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum |
| addition reaction | a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another |