Inflection
Inflection (Medicine)
Inflection (pronounced: /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/) is a term used in various fields of medicine, including anatomy, physiology, and pathology. It refers to the bending or curving of a structure or part of the body.
Etymology
The term 'inflection' is derived from the Latin word 'inflectere', which means 'to bend' or 'to curve'.
Related Terms
- Flexion: This is a term used to describe the action of bending or the condition of being bent. In anatomy, it refers to the bending of a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
- Deflection: In medicine, this term is often used in the context of electrocardiography, where it refers to a change in the direction of the electrical vector of the heart.
- Reflection: In the medical field, this term can refer to the bending or folding back of a structure upon itself, such as the reflection of tissue in surgery to expose underlying structures.
Usage in Medicine
In the field of medicine, inflection is often used to describe the bending or curving of a part of the body, such as a joint or limb. It can also refer to the point or region at which such bending or curving occurs. For example, the elbow joint is an inflection point where the arm bends.
In pathology, an inflection can refer to a change in the course or severity of a disease. For example, an inflection point in a disease progression could be the point at which the disease starts to improve or worsen.
In physiology, inflection can refer to the change in direction of a physiological variable. For example, in a pressure-volume loop of the cardiac cycle, the inflection point is where the direction of pressure change shifts from increasing to decreasing.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Inflection
- Wikipedia's article - Inflection
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