Medical Definition of Non-specific system

1. A physiological term denoting that part of the brainstem reticular formation that plays a central role in the organism's bodily and behavorial alertness. It extends as a diffusely organised neural apparatus through the central region of the brainstem into the subthalamus and the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus; by its ascending connections it affects the function of the cerebral cortex in the sense of behavioural responsiveness; its descending (reticulospinal) connections transmit its activating influence upon bodily posture and reflex mechanisms (e.g., muscle tonus), in part by way of the gamma motor neurons. See: reticular formation. Synonym: non-specific system. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Non-specific System

non-nucleated
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
non-PKU hyperphenylalaninaemia
non-profit-making
non-proliferation
non-pros
non-rapid eye movement
non-resinous
non-resiny
non-resistant
non-ribosomal peptide synthase
non-specific
non-specific anergy
non-specific cholinesterase
non-specific protein
non-specific system (current term)
non-specific therapy
non-specific urethritis
non-specific vaginitis
non-standard speech
non-stereospecific dipeptidase
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
non-steroidal oestrogens
non-U
Non-Ugric
non-volatile storage
Nona
nonabrasive
nonabsorbable

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