See Also: cutaneous pupil reflex(medicine)
cutaneous reflex(medicine)
pupil(2)(dictionary)
pupil(medicine)
pupil(1)(dictionary)
Pupil(health)
cat's-eye pupil(medicine)
day pupil(dictionary)
pupil(dictionary)
dilator of pupil(medicine)

scend (iou) and cutaneous pupil reflex (medicine)


scend (iou)



scend verb & noun. Also send. L15.
[Origin uncertain: perh. aphet. from DESCEND, or rel. to SEND verb1.]
A. verb intrans. Nautical. Of a vessel: pitch or surge up in a heavy sea. L15.
b. noun.
The driving impulse or surge of a wave or the sea. E18.
A sudden plunge or pitch of a vessel aft, forward, etc. M19.

cutaneous pupil reflex (medicine)


cutaneous pupil reflex -->
pupillary-skin reflex
Dilation of the pupil following scratching of the skin of the neck.

Synonym: ciliospinal reflex, cutaneous pupil reflex, cutaneous-pupillary reflex, skin-pupillary reflex.