Rosenbach law

Ro·sen·bach law

(rō'zĕn-bahk), 1. in affections of the nerve trunks or nerve centers, paralysis of the flexor muscles appears later than that of the extensors; 2. in cases of abnormal stimulation of organs with rhythmic functional periodicity, there is often a grouping of the individual acts with corresponding lengthening of the pauses, in such a way that the proportion of total rest and activity remains nearly the same.

Ro·sen·bach law

(rō'zen-bahk law) In affections of the nerve trunks or nerve centers, paralysis of the flexor muscles appears later than that of the extensors. In cases of abnormal stimulation of organs with rhythmic functional periodicity, there is often a grouping of the individual acts with corresponding lengthening of the pauses, in such a way that the proportion of total rest and activity remains nearly the same.

Rosenbach,

Ottomar, German physician, 1851-1907. Rosenbach disease - Synonym(s): (1) Heberden nodes; - (2) exostoses on the terminal phalanges of the fingers in osteoarthritis; a specific, usually self-limiting, cellulitis of the hand caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Synonym(s): erysipeloidRosenbach law - (1) in affections of the nerve trunks or nerve centers, paralysis of the flexor muscles appears later than that of the extensors; (2) in case of abnormal stimulation of organs with rhythmical functional periodicity.Rosenbach sign - loss of the abdominal reflex in cases of acute inflammation of the viscera.Rosenbach test - for bile in the urine.Rosenbach-Gmelin test - Synonym(s): Gmelin test