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STIMULUS ADEQUAT [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

The condition of binocular fixation in which the lines of sight meet at a distant or near point of reference in the absence of a fusion stimulus.

OBS

It represents a perfect balance of the oculomotor system; and the active and passive positions coincide, unlike in heterophoria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
OBS

[Il y a orthophorie] lorsque les deux axes visuels sont dirigés vers le point de fixation binoculaire en l'absence d’un stimulus fusionnel adéquat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Posición alineada de los dos ojos, tanto en presencia como en ausencia de la fusión.

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Record 2 2006-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Essentially, the law of projection says that each afferent nerve fiber reaching the brain normally responds to some specific type of stimulus (its adequate stimulus) and the brain interprets action potentials in it as carrying information relating to the adequate stimulus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Les cellules nerveuses afférentes sont souvent très spécialisées, c'est elles qui vont recevoir les sensations. [...] On parle de modalité sensorielle : Chaque cellule est spécialisée et obéit à un stimulus particulier, la modalité sensorielle c'est la propriété de la cellule qui est de répondre à un stimulus adéquat.

OBS

Pluriel : des stimulus, des stimuli.

OBS

stimulus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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