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• lead pipe rigidity — diffuse muscular rigidity resembling the resistance to bending of a thin walled metal pipe; seen in parkinsonism …   Medical dictionary

• rigidity — 1. Stiffness or inflexibility. SYN: rigor (1). 2. In psychiatry and clinical psychology, an aspect of personality characterized by an individual s resistance to change. 3. In neurology, one type of increase in …   Medical dictionary

• rigidity — n. (in neurology) resistance to the passive movement of a limb that persists throughout its range. It is a symptom of parkinsonism. The smooth resistance through the whole range of movement is also known as lead pipe rigidity; with superimposed… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Pipe fitting — is the occupation of installing or repairing piping or tubing systems that convey liquid, gas, and occasionally solid materials. This work involves selecting and preparing pipe or tubing, joining it together by various means, and the location and …   Wikipedia

• Ригидность (Rigidity) — (в неврологии) сопротивление выполнению пассивных движений конечностью. Чаще всего ригидность является одним из симптомов паркинсонизма. Сопротивление гладких мышц называется пластической ригидностью (plastic или lead pipe rigidity);… …   Медицинские термины

• Pipe (fluid conveyance) — For structural pipe, see Hollow structural section. For other uses, see Pipe (disambiguation). Steel pipes …   Wikipedia

• Pipe (material) — A pipe is a tube or hollow cylinder used to convey materials or as a structural component. The terms pipe and tube are almost interchangeable. A pipe is generally specified by the internal diameter (ID) whereas a tube is usually defined by the… …   Wikipedia

• Organ pipe — The choir division of the organ at St. Raphael s Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. Wood and metal pipes of a variety of sizes are shown in this photograph. An organ pipe is a sound producing element of the pipe organ that resonates at a specific pitch… …   Wikipedia

• РИГИДНОСТЬ — (rigidity) (в неврологии) сопротивление выполнению пассивных движений конечностью. Чаще всего ригидность является одним из симптомов паркинсонизма. Сопротивление гладких мышц называется пластической ригидностью (plastic или lead pipe rigidity);… …   Толковый словарь по медицине

• nervous system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… …   Universalium

• Parkinson's disease — Parkinson s redirects here. For other uses, see Parkinson s (disambiguation). Parkinson s disease Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia