REFERENCED COGNITIVE TEST
Cognitive function examination which has been normalized, allowing performance to be compared among individuals.
REFERENT POWER
The ability to persuade others, based on respect for, or attraction to, the one providing influence. See also: power.
REFERRED PAIN
Reception of pain signals from a part of the body unaffected by pain stimuli.
REFLECTANCE
Measure of reflection commensurate with the ratio of a reflected luminous flux to an incidental luminous flux.
REFLECTED APPRAISALS
Feedback for evaluation which a subject acquires from other individuals. See also: looking-glass self.
REFLECTIVITY-IMPULSIVITY
Known as cognitive tempo, a cognitive approach that defines the extent to which a subject differs in their ability to…
REFLEX EPILEPSY
Type of epilepsy in which seizures are brought on by sensory input like touch, light, or sound.
REFLEX INHIBITION
When a reflex is prevented or reduced due to a contradictory reflex occurring or having just occurred.
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY
A disorder of the sympathetic nervous system after a localized injury. May result in pain, loss of minerals from the…
REFLEXOGENOUS ZONE
A part of the body that produces a specific response to specific stimuli.
REFLEXOLOGY
Therapeutic model in alternative medicine which focuses on the reflex actions of a subject. A belief that any behavior can…
REFRACTIVE INDEX
An appraisal of the amount a wavelength bends as it passes from one transparent medium to the next. An indication…
REFRACTORY
Any disease or disability that resists treatment or fails to react to a prior efficacious therapy. In, neurophysiology, a neuron…
REFRACTORY PERIOD
A duration during which nerves or muscles are unable to react to stimuli, especially following prior stimulation. An absolute refractory…
REFRACTORY PHASE
The recovery phase following orgasm, during which sexual arousal or orgasm is impossible. Only pertains to male responses, as females…
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Branch of applied medicine which researches the body's natural ability to self-heal, as well as the means by which self-healing…