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imbalance /im·bal·ance/ (im-bal´ans) 1. lack of balance, such as between two opposing muscles or between electrolytes in the body. 2. dysequilibrium (2). autonomic imbalance defective coordination between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, especially with respect to vasomotor activities. sympathetic imbalance vagotonia. vasomotor imbalance autonomic i.
autonomic imbalance Etymology: Gk, autos, self, nomos, law; L, in, not, bilanx, having two scales a disruption of a segment of the autonomic nervous system, as in autonomic ataxia. imbalance lack of balance; especially lack of balance between muscles, as in insufficiency of ocular muscles. autonomic imbalance defective coordination between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, especially with respect to vasomotor activities. sympathetic imbalance vagotonia. vasomotor imbalance autonomic imbalance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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5] have demonstrated that autonomic imbalance was another possible mechanism of PM-induced cardiovascular effects. Last year, researchers at Harvard and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, also in Boston, reported finding "short-term autonomic imbalance, reflected by changes in heart rate and heart-rate variability. Autonomic imbalance in asthma with special reference to beta-adrenergic blockade. |
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