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STIMULATION MECANIQUE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Respiratory System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reflex cough
1, record 1, English, reflex%20cough
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reflex cough is initiated by airway irritation mediated by the vagus nerve that relays with the cough control centre in the respiratory area of the brainstem. When airway irritation reaches a sufficient level, cough is initiated via a descending pathway from the brainstem to the respiratory muscles. The descending pathway controlling cough may be different from that controlling spontaneous breathing ... Reflex cough can also be initiated by the entry of food and fluid into the airway. 2, record 1, English, - reflex%20cough
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toux réflexe
1, record 1, French, toux%20r%C3%A9flexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La toux réflexe. Ce type de toux est déclenché par «la stimulation mécanique des récepteurs sensitifs situés dans la muqueuse laryngée, trachéale et bronchique» [...] Elle signale souvent la présence d’une fausse route et son but est l'expectoration des matières ingérées. Cependant, cette toux peut se manifester sans trouble, dans certaines inflammations ou irritations pharyngées. 2, record 1, French, - toux%20r%C3%A9flexe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paradoxical warmth
1, record 2, English, paradoxical%20warmth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Warmth sensed when a relatively cold object stimulates a warm receptor or spot on the skin. 1, record 2, English, - paradoxical%20warmth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sensation paradoxale de chaud
1, record 2, French, sensation%20paradoxale%20de%20chaud
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On dit qu'il y a sensation paradoxale de chaud quand une stimulation punctiforme mécanique suscite une sensation thermique alors que le tacteur utilisé se trouve [...] à un niveau thermique inverse [...] 1, record 2, French, - sensation%20paradoxale%20de%20chaud
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- paradoxical cold
1, record 3, English, paradoxical%20cold
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coldness sensed when a relatively warm object stimulates a cold receptor or spot on the skin. 1, record 3, English, - paradoxical%20cold
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sensation paradoxale de froid
1, record 3, French, sensation%20paradoxale%20de%20froid
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On dit qu'il y a sensation paradoxale de froid [...] quand une stimulation punctiforme mécanique suscite une sensation thermique alors que le tacteur utilisé se trouve [...] à un niveau thermique inverse [...] 1, record 3, French, - sensation%20paradoxale%20de%20froid
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-04-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- phosphene
1, record 4, English, phosphene
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sensation of light produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure on the eyeball through the closed eyelid. 2, record 4, English, - phosphene
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- phosphène
1, record 4, French, phosph%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sensation visuelle provenant de la stimulation [électrique, mécanique ou électromagnétique] de la rétine par autre chose que de la lumière. 2, record 4, French, - phosph%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 4, French, - phosph%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- fosfeno
1, record 4, Spanish, fosfeno
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-12-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Neurosurgery
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spreading depression
1, record 5, English, spreading%20depression
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depression of function of nervous tissue after application of salt solution that spreads from the site of application to adjacent tissue and may last for a considerable time. 2, record 5, English, - spreading%20depression
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dépression envahissante
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9pression%20envahissante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interruption réversible de l’activité électrique d’une structure nerveuse qui s’étend de proche en proche à partir de la zone d’application du traitement perturbateur. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20envahissante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pratique la plus courante consiste en un dépôt de chlorure de potassium sur le cortex cérébral. Un refroidissement local, une stimulation mécanique ou, paradoxalement, une forte stimulation électrique constituent également des traitements efficaces. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20envahissante
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-12-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- faradic stimulator
1, record 6, English, faradic%20stimulator
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- cattle rod 1, record 6, English, cattle%20rod
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Armed only with a cattle rod (euphemistically termed a faradic stimulator). 1, record 6, English, - faradic%20stimulator
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- stimulateur à courant faradique
1, record 6, French, stimulateur%20%C3%A0%20courant%20faradique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains stimulateurs autorisent une stimulation des récepteurs proche de la stimulation naturelle :stimulation lumineuse par flash ou damiers, stimulation thermique, stimulation mécanique, ou stimulation électrique transcutanée. [...] On distingue les stimulations par le courant continu [...] les stimulations qui utilisent la décharge d’un condensateur, les courants progressifs, linéaires ou exponentiels, les courants alternatifs, le courant faradique. 1, record 6, French, - stimulateur%20%C3%A0%20courant%20faradique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La stimulation faradique comporte un courant d’ouverture et un courant de fermeture. 1, record 6, French, - stimulateur%20%C3%A0%20courant%20faradique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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