See Also: Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon(medicine)
panguingue(dictionary)
Panguingue - Poker(gambling)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Sherrington's law(medicine)
Sherrington, Sir Charles(medicine)
Sherrington phenomenon(medicine)
Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott(encyclopedia)
Liddell-Sherrington reflex(medicine)
Schiff(dictionary)

Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon (medicine) and panguingue (iou)


Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon (medicine)


Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon


When the spinal cord is transected in the midthoracic region or a little lower, the stretch and Other postural reflexes of the upper extremity become exaggerated; if the transection is made in the sacral cord, a similar effect is observed in the lower limbs. The effect is regarded as a release phenomenon, i.e., release from an inhibitory influence normally exerted by the spinal segments below the transection.


panguingue (iou)



panguingue noun. E20.
[Tagalog pangginggi.]
A card-game resembling rummy played with several packs.