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A diagram illustrating crossed extensor reflex. The crossed extensor reflex or crossed extensor response or crossed extension reflex is a reflex in which the contralateral limb compensates for loss of support when the ipsilateral limb withdraws from painful stimulus in a withdrawal reflex. [1]
A tactical withdrawal or retreating defensive action is a type of military operation, generally meaning that retreating forces draw back while maintaining contact with the enemy. A withdrawal may be undertaken as part of a general retreat, to consolidate forces, to occupy ground that is more easily defended, force the enemy to overextend to ...
Retreat: withdrawal of troops from a battlefield (can be either orderly or unorderly; fighting or by rout). Rout: disorderly withdrawal of troops from a battlefield following a defeat, either real or perceived. Sack: the destruction and looting of a city, usually after an assault.
The withdrawal reflex (nociceptive flexion reflex or flexor withdrawal reflex) is a spinal reflex intended to protect the body from damaging stimuli. [1] The reflex rapidly coordinates the contractions of all the flexor muscles and the relaxations of the extensors in that limb causing sudden withdrawal from the potentially damaging stimulus. [2]
Withdrawal means "an act of taking out" and may refer to: Anchoresis (withdrawal from the world for religious or ethical reasons) Coitus interruptus (the withdrawal method) Drug withdrawal; Social withdrawal; Taking of money from a bank; Water withdrawal; Withdrawal (military) Withdrawal reflex; Withdrawal, Twista/Do or Die EP "Withdrawals ...
Early withdrawal penalties — and where to find them. ... Simple interest is the opposite of compound interest, and it’s calculated based on the principal deposit only. The math gets a bit more ...
dependence – an adaptive state associated with a withdrawal syndrome upon cessation of repeated exposure to a stimulus (e.g., drug intake) drug sensitization or reverse tolerance – the escalating effect of a drug resulting from repeated administration at a given dose; drug withdrawal – symptoms that occur upon cessation of repeated drug use
Drug withdrawal, drug withdrawal syndrome, or substance withdrawal syndrome [1] is the group of symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease in the intake of pharmaceutical or recreational drugs. In order for the symptoms of withdrawal to occur, one must have first developed a form of drug dependence.