analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li″zer)
1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer.
2. Pavlov's name for a specialized part of the nervous system which controls the reactions of the organism to changing external conditions.
3. a nervous receptor together with its central connections, by means of which sensitivity to stimulations is differentiated.
an·a·lyz·er or an·a·ly·zor ( n  -l  zr)n. 1. An analyst. 2. The prism in a polariscope that analyses polarized light. 3. The neural basis of a conditioned reflex, including the sensory side of the reflex arc and its central connections. 4. An apparatus attached to electroencephalographic instruments to measure electrical frequency. 5. Any of various instruments used for performing an analysis. |
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