Rebound effect — This article is about the pharmacological term. For the energy conservation and green marketing term, see Rebound effect (conservation). Rebound effect or Rebound phenomenon is the tendency of some medications, when discontinued suddenly, to… … Wikipedia
Rebound insomnia — is insomnia that occurs following discontinuation of sedative substances taken to relieve primary insomnia. Regular use of these substances can cause a person to become dependent on its effects in order to fall asleep through the process of… … Wikipedia
Rebound diuresis — The unofficial term, rebound diuresis refers to the sudden resurgence of urine flow that occurs during convalescence from acute renal failure. MechanismIn acute renal failure, particularly acute tubolar necrosis, the tubules become blocked with… … Wikipedia
Rebound — Return of the original symptoms when maneuvers or treatment is discontinued. * * * re·bound rē .bau̇nd, ri n a spontaneous reaction esp a return to a previous state or condition following removal of a stimulus or cessation of treatment… … Medical dictionary
phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… … Medical dictionary
rebound hyperglycemia — Somogyi phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Somogyi phenomenon — a rebound phenomenon occurring in diabetes mellitus: overtreatment with insulin induces hypoglycemia, which initiates the release of epinephrine, corticotropin, glucagon, and growth hormone, which stimulate lipolysis, gluconeogenesis, and… … Medical dictionary
Holmes degeneration phenomenon (sign) — (hōmz) [Sir Gordon Morgan Holmes, Irish neurologist, 1876–1965] see under degeneration, and see rebound phenomenon, under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Chronic Somogyi rebound — The rebounding blood sugar following undetected diabetic hypoglycemia can easily become chronic when the high morning blood sugar data is misjudged to be due to insufficient nighttime insulin delivery. Chronic Somogyi rebound, also called the… … Wikipedia
rural rebound — n. The recent and significant population increases in rural and exurban areas following years of declining or stagnant population growth. Example Citations: Many urban dwellers began to seek second places outside town. Many now to be followed by… … New words
