Classically, destruction of the major portion of the cerebellar hemispheres in humans is associated with pendular deep-tendon reflexes. The reflexes are poorly checked so that when testing the patellar reflex, for example, the leg may swing to-and-fro (like a pendulum).
Medical Definition of splanchnopleure. : a layer of tissue that consists of the inner of the two layers into which the unsegmented sheet of mesoderm splits in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate together with the endoderm internal to it and that forms most of the walls and substance of the visceral organsâcompare somatopleure.
Pronounced MUHL LET. A hairstyle in which the front is cut trim, but the back is long, left wild and often uncut. Even when the back is cut, it is still longer than the front. It is the sign of the redneck. Alternate names include: Ape Drape. Beaver Paddle.