Apogeotropic


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Ap`o`ge`o`trop´ic


a.1.(Bot.) Bending away from the ground; - said of leaves, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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If the supine head roll test was positive, the patient was considered as lateral canal conversion; the corresponding CRP (Lempert or apogeotropic Gufoni maneuvers) was performed, and the patient was scheduled for follow-up at the next follow-up point.
Positional testing revealed intermittent direction changing apogeotropic nystagmus in three of the six testing positions, which was not of clinical significance.
Repositioning maneuver for the treatment of the apogeotropic variant of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Lateral buds of apogeotropic shoots are very important in forming the aftermath of many cereals.