Author: Glossary

Indicating the presence of ankylosis.  

Adhesion of two or more fingers or toes.  

Adhesion of the upper and lower lips.  

A reflex elicited by quick, vigorous dorsiflexion of the foot while the knee is held in a flexed position, resulting in repeated clonic movement of the foot as long as it is maintained in dorsiflexion. In women with pregnancy induced hypertension, this reflects hyperirritability of the central nervous system and increased risk for eclamptic convulsions.…

Repetitive extension-flexion movement of the ankle muscles, associated with increased muscle tonus; a common symptom of corticospinal disease. A significantly heightened ankle reflex, which serves as an indication to the doctor of a nervous system disorder.  

Difference in the ability of the eyes to accommodate.  

Excessive contraction of external sphincter of rectum.  

An intestinal parasite that typically infests crustaceans, fish, or sea mammals. It may cause human disease (anisakiasis) when the flesh of these animals is consumed without adequate cooking or freezing or is used in raw dishes such as sashimi or sushi. This intestinal roundworm is colloquially referred to as the herring worm. An annual herb,…

Disease of the gastrointestinal tract accompanied by intestinal colic, fever, and abscesses; caused by eating uncooked fish containing larval nematodes of the family Anisakidae.  

The belief that everything in nature, animate and inanimate, contains a spirit or soul.