Meltzer law
(redirected from law of contrary innervation)Melt·zer law
(melt'zĕr),all living functions are continually controlled by two opposite forces: augmentation or action on the one hand, and inhibition on the other.
Synonym(s): law of contrary innervation
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Melt·zer law
(melt'zĕr law)All living functions are continually controlled by two opposite forces: augmentation or action on the one hand, and inhibition on the other.
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Meltzer,
Samuel J., U.S. physiologist, 1851-1920.Meltzer law - all living functions are continually controlled by two opposite forces: augmentation and inhibition. Synonym(s): law of contrary innervation
Meltzer-Lyon test - used in diagnosis of gallbladder conditions.
Meltzer sign - loss of second sound on auscultation of the heart after swallowing.
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