Category: R

A board with rockers or a partial sphere on the undersurface so that a rocking motion occurs when a person stands on it. It is used for proprioception and balance training, especially in lower-extremity injuries and central nervous system disturbances. Also called balance board; wobble board.  

A mosquito-borne viral encephalitis found in Brazil.  

The science and technology of using computerized or automated devices to perform functions that are either too difficult or too repetitive to perform manually. Robotics has numerous applications in health care. Surgeons use automated devices to improve control of their instruments, including scalpels and laparoscopes. Researchers use robots in experiments requiring repetitive tasks (e.g., sample…

The pathway under the eyelids through which tears travel from their source in the lacrimal glands to the punctum lacrimale.  

An instrument used to assess the mobility of patients following a stroke. It includes assessments of gross motor function, fine motor function, and postural control.  

Alternate sensations of color and shape when the fields of vision of the two eyes cannot combine in one visual image.  

Competition between two or more individuals, groups, or systems seeking to attain the same goal.  

Surgical procedures without scientific justification, performed in primitive societies without the purpose of treating or preventing disease. Included are alterations of the skin, ears, lips, teeth, genitalia, and head. In some cases, even in nonprimitive societies, surgical procedures without rational justification are considered ritualistic.  

A manual method of controlling the delivery of the fetal head. The nondominant hand exerts pressure against the fetal chin through the perineum. At the same time, the dominant hand exerts pressure against the fetal occiput. The maneuver should be performed slowly and between contractions to avoid perineal lacerations.  

The muscular fibrous band arising over the masseter muscle and inserted into the tissues at the corner of the mouth.