Search Results for: irritation
Peristalsis
What is Peristalsis? Peristalsis is the series of involuntary, wave-like muscle movements in the cylindrical, hollow tube... Read More
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More
Predisposing factors
All organisms can be born with or develop a disease at any point in their lifetime. When someone is born with a disease, it... Read More
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia
Definition noun The medical or scientific term for brain freeze Supplement The sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is a type of... Read More
Medullary chemoreceptor trigger zone
Medullary chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) (anatomy and physiology) It is located in the Medulla (i.e. Part of the brain)... Read More
Lacrimation
Definition noun, plural: lacrimations The shedding of tears; crying; tearing Supplement Lacrimation refers to the shedding... Read More
Peritoneum
What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More
Stimulation
Stimulation 1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated. 2. (Science: physiology) The irritating action of... Read More
Excitation
Excitation (Science: physics, psychology) An act of irritation or stimulation or of responding to a stimulus, the addition... Read More
Irritability
Definition noun (physiology) The ability of the cell to receive and respond to a stimulus. (pathology) The excessive... Read More
