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.
n. 1  1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building. 2  2. Informal A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle. 3  3. A woman's close-cropped haircut.