lead-pipe rigidity

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lead-pipe rigidity

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a state of stiffness and inflexibility that remains uniform throughout the range of passive movement, associated with diseases of the basal ganglia.

rigidity

inflexibility or stiffness.

clasp-knife rigidity

increased tension in the extensor of a joint when it is passively flexed, giving way suddenly on exertion of further pressure; seen especially in upper motor neuron disease.

cogwheel rigidity

tension in a muscle that gives way in little jerks when the muscle is passively stretched.

lead-pipe rigidity

posture adopted when the rigidity of the limb is maintained equally throughout the passive flexion.

rigidity reflex

the state of immobility generated in female animals, especially those in estrus, when they make physical contact with a male.

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