Definition of Dysafferentation

1. Noun. (context: chiropractic) Abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysafferentation

dyphylline
dypingite
dypnone
dypnones
dyrosaurid
dyrosaurids
dys-
dys-synchrony
dysacousia
dysacusis
dysadaptation
dysaemia
dysaemic
dysaesthesia
dysaesthesias
dysafferentation (current term)
dysania
dysantigraphia
dysaphia
dysaphic
dysarteriotony
dysarthria
dysarthria literalis
dysarthria syllabaris spasmodica
dysarthrias
dysarthric
dysarthrosis
dysautonomia
dysautonomias
dysbarism

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