- Westphal phenomenon
- 1. (A.K.O. Westphal) orbicularis pupillary reflex. 2. (C.F.O. Westphal) see under sign.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Westphal phenomenon pupillary reflex — West·phal phenomenon, pupillary reflex (vestґfahl) [Alexander Karl Otto Westphal, German neurologist, 1863–1941] orbicularis pupillary reflex … Medical dictionary
Piltz-Westphal phenomenon — Piltz West·phal phenomenon (piltsґ vestґfahl) [J. Piltz; Alexander Karl Otto Westphal, German neurologist, 1863–1941] orbicularis pupillary reflex … Medical dictionary
Piltz-Westphal phenomenon — orbicularis pupillary reflex … Medical dictionary
Westphal nucleus sign (phenomenon) — West·phal nucleus, sign (phenomenon) (vestґfahl) [Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal, German neurologist, 1833–1890] see under sign, and see nucleus nervi accessorii … Medical dictionary
Westphal-Piltz phenomenon reflex — West·phal Piltz phenomenon, reflex (vestґfahl piltsґ) [A.K.O. Westphal; Jan Piltz, Austrian neurologist, 1870–1930] orbicularis pupillary reflex … 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
Westphal — Karl F.O., German neurologist, 1833–1890. See W. pupillary reflex, W. Piltz phenomenon, Edinger W. nucleus … Medical dictionary
Westphal-Piltz phenomenon — orbicularis pupillary reflex … Medical dictionary
fenómeno de Westphal-Plitz — Eng. Westphal Plitz phenomenon Miosis pupilar seguida de midriasis después de la oclusión vigorosa de los párpados. Fenómeno del orbicular … Diccionario de oftalmología
eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium