PARADOXICAL CONTRACTION
\pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkə͡l kəntɹˈakʃən], \pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkəl kəntɹˈakʃən], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_k_əl k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A c. of the muscles supplied by both branches of a large nerve observed when an electrical current is applied to one of its two primary divisions.
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Of Westphal, the c. of a muscle when its points of origin and insertion are suddenly approximated; usually associated with paresis of the lower extremities.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.