See Also: acousticopalpebral reflex(medicine)
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notal(1) (iou) and acousticopalpebral reflex (medicine)


notal(1) (iou)



notal adjective1. M19.
[formed as NOTUM + -AL1.]
Dorsal. Now only Entomology, of or pertaining to a notum.

acousticopalpebral reflex (medicine)


acousticopalpebral reflex -->
cochleopalpebral reflex


A form of the wink reflex in which there is a contraction, sometimes very slight, of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle when a sudden noise is made close to the ear; it is absent in labyrinthine disease with total deafness.

Synonym: acousticopalpebral reflex, auropalpebral reflex, cochleo-orbicular reflex, startle reflex.