Medical term:
hyperreflexia
hyperreflexia
[hi″per-re-flek´se-ah]exaggeration of reflexes, sometimes due to excessive activity of the sympathetic nervous system; see also autonomic dysreflexia.
detrusor hyperreflexia the occurrence of unstable bladder contractions in the presence of known neurological disease; see also detrusor instability.
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hy·per·re·flex·i·a
(hī'pĕr-rē-flek'sē-ă), [MIM*145290]Exaggeration of the deep tendon reflexes; may be generalized, regional, or focal.
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hyperreflexia
(hī′pər-rĭ-flĕk′sē-ə)n.
An exaggerated response of the deep tendon reflexes, usually resulting from injury to the central nervous system or metabolic disease.
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hyperreflexia
Neurology A state of excessive response to stimuli. See Autonomic hyperreflexia.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
hy·per·re·flex·i·a
(hī'pĕr-rē-flek'sē-ă)A condition in which the deep tendon reflexes are exaggerated.
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hy·per·re·flex·i·a
(hī'pĕr-rē-flek'sē-ă) [MIM*145290]Exaggeration of the deep tendon reflexes; may be generalized, regional, or focal.
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