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.
To give a quick and superficial reading, scrutiny, or consideration; glance: skimmed through the newspaper. 4. To become coated with a thin layer. n. 1. The act of skimming. 2. Something that has been skimmed. 3. A thin layer or film: a skim of ice on the pond.