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Cushing reflex

Cushing reflex noun: a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure that results in the triad of increased blood pressure, irregular breathing, and a reduction of the heart rate.

Noun

Cushing reflex

  1. A physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure that results in the triad of increased blood pressure, irregular breathing, and a reduction of the heart rate.

Origin of Cushing reflex

First described in detail by American neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing in 1901.

Questions about Cushing reflex

What does Cushing reflex mean?
Cushing reflex means a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure that results in the triad of increased blood pressure, irregular breathing, and a reduction of the heart rate.
What part of speech is Cushing reflex?
Cushing reflex is a noun.

Words near Cushing reflex in the dictionary

  1. cushier
  2. cushiest
  3. cushily
  4. cushiness
  5. Cushing
  6. Cushing reflex
  7. Cushing ulcer
  8. Cushing ulcers
  9. Cushing's disease
  10. Cushing's syndrome
  11. cushingoid

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