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-sequential
non-sequiteur
non-sequitur
non-singular
non-skid
non-slip
non-smoker
non-smokers
non-smoking
non-spacing
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
non-standard speech
non-starchy
non-starter
non-starters
non-stationary
non-stereospecific dipeptidase
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
non-steroidal oestrogens

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