Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Abnormally increased or decreased response to physiologic stimuli.
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Examples
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In autonomic dysreflexia attacks, the patient should be kept upright—the books say sitting, but Rhyme had been in his chair when the vessels tightened en masse and the aide wanted to get him even more elevated, to force the blood back toward the ground.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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The fatigue and fogginess from the dysreflexia attack ebbed in once more and he rested his head on the back of the Storm Arrow.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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The fatigue and fogginess from the dysreflexia attack ebbed in once more and he rested his head on the back of the Storm Arrow.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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But the aftermath of the dysreflexia attack was settling on him like cold dew.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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This would greatly help in reducing the risk of dysreflexia attacks—that skyrocketing of the blood pressure that could lead to stroke that could render him even more disabled than he was.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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In autonomic dysreflexia attacks, the patient should be kept upright—the books say sitting, but Rhyme had been in his chair when the vessels tightened en masse and the aide wanted to get him even more elevated, to force the blood back toward the ground.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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Sweat poured from his skin as the dysreflexia attack began in earnest.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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This would greatly help in reducing the risk of dysreflexia attacks—that skyrocketing of the blood pressure that could lead to stroke that could render him even more disabled than he was.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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But the aftermath of the dysreflexia attack was settling on him like cold dew.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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Sweat poured from his skin as the dysreflexia attack began in earnest.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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