WHAT IS A PARONYCHIA. This is an infected ingrown nail. This is generally the result of an ingrown nail piercing the surrounding flesh, bacteria gets into the opening and it becomes infected.
Medical Definition of REFLEX ARC. : the complete nervous path that is involved in a reflex.eflex arc. noun. : the complete nervous path that is involved in a reflex.
a method of testing the patency of reflex arc. The tendon is stretched sharply by tapping it close to its insertion. A positive reaction is a sharp contraction of the muscle of which the tendon is part. The patellar reflex is the best known of these reflexes.