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Ocular Physiological Phenomena > Blinking
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Blinking
Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Blinking
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Blinking
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Reflex > Blinking
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Neurologic Examination > Reflex > Blinking
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological > Neurologic Examination > Reflex > Blinking

Preferred term

Blinking  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Blink Reflexes
  • Corneal Reflexes
  • Reflexes, Blink
  • Reflex, Orbicularis Oculi
  • Winking

Scope note

  • Brief closing of the eyelids by involuntary normal periodic closing, as a protective measure, or by voluntary action.

History note

  • 81

In other languages

  • räpyttely

    Finnish

  • räpsyttely
  • räpytys
  • silmien räpsyttely
  • silmien räpyttely
  • silmien räpytys
  • Blinkning

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001767

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