(February 2009). An episiotomy (/ÉËpiËziËËÉtÉmiË/ or /ÉËpÉsaÉªËÉtÉmiË/), also known as perineotomy, is a surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall generally done by a midwife or obstetrician during second stage of labor to quickly enlarge the opening for the baby to pass through.
Hyperreflexia. Hyperreflexia is defined as overactive or overresponsive reflexes. Examples of this can include twitching or spastic tendencies, which are indicative of upper motor neuron disease as well as the lessening or loss of control ordinarily exerted by higher brain centers of lower neural pathways.See Autonomic dysreflexia.xamples of this can include twitching or spastic tendencies, which are indicative of upper motor neuron disease as well as the lessening or loss of control ordinarily exerted by higher brain centers of lower neural pathways.
â¢ ANOREXIA NERVOSA (noun). The noun ANOREXIA NERVOSA has 1 sense: 1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated. Familiarity information: ANOREXIA NERVOSA used as a noun is very rare.eaning: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated. Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs. Hypernyms (anorexia nervosa is a kind of...): anorexia (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite).