Category: P

Dilation of the pupil resulting from sharp pinching of the platysma myoides.  

Flexion and then extension of an infant’s leg that occurs when an infant is held erect and the dorsum of one foot is dragged along the under edge of a table top. This reflex lasts from birth until age 6 weeks.  

An attempt to swallow following any application of stimulus to the pharynx.  

Sudden downward movement of the penis when the prepuce or gland of a completely relaxed penis is pulled upward.  

A response to a stimulus that is unexpected and may be the opposite of what would be considered normal.  

Extension of the arms, hands, and fingers when the infant is suspended in the prone position and dropped a short distance onto a soft surface. This reaction appears at age 9 months and persists. An asymmetrical response indicates a motor nerve abnormality.  

A contraction of the superficial muscles of the eye and chin produced on the same side as the palmar area that is stimulated by an examiner. This is an abnormal finding that indicates frontal disease. A contraction of the superficial muscles of the eye and chin produced on the same side as the palmar area…

Swallowing induced by stimulation of the soft palate. The raising of the soft palate or the act of swallowing induced by touching the soft palate; both are lacking in cases of hysteria.  

The intentional elimination of one or more fetuses carried by a woman with a multifetal pregnancy.  

A deep depression in the wall of the laryngeal pharynx lying lateral to the orifice of the larynx. It is bounded laterally by the thyroid cartilage and medially by the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages. It is a common site for lodgment of foreign objects.