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.
Definition of STREAMLINE. 1. : the path of a particle in a fluid relative to a solid body past which the fluid is moving in smooth flow without turbulence.2. a: a contour designed to minimize resistance to motion through a fluid (as air) b: a smooth or flowing line designed as if for decreasing air resistance.ADVERTISEMENT. to design or make (something, such as a boat or car) with a smooth shape which makes motion through water or air easier. : to make (something) simpler, more effective, or more productive.