- biofeedback
- A method of learning to voluntarily control certain body functions such as heartbeat, blood pressure, and muscle tension with the help of a special machine. This method can help control pain.
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Biofeedback — is a form of alternative medicine that involves measuring a subject s quantifiable bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, conveying the information to the patient in real… … Wikipedia
biofeedback — Bioretroalimentación. En particular conjunto de técnicas en las que el empleo de instrumentos médicos (esfingomanómetro, termómetro, etc) permite al paciente un cierto control sobre algunas funciones del sistema nervioso autonómico. Las técnicas… … Diccionario médico
biofeedback — i o*feed back n. a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biofeedback — also bio feedback, 1969, from BIO (Cf. bio ) + FEEDBACK (Cf. feedback). Said to have been coined by U.S. psychologist and parapsychologist Gardner Murphy (1890 1975) … Etymology dictionary
biofeedback — (izg. biofídbek) m DEFINICIJA med. kontrola tjelesnih funkcija uz pomoć različitih uređaja, metoda kontrole boli, ublažavanja tjeskobe, fobija i hipertenzije ETIMOLOGIJA bio + engl. feedback: povratna informacija … Hrvatski jezični portal
biofeedback — ► NOUN ▪ the use of electronic monitoring of a normally automatic bodily function in order to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function … English terms dictionary
biofeedback — ☆ biofeedback [bī΄ōfēd′bak΄ ] n. a technique of seeking to control certain emotional states, such as anxiety or depression, by training oneself, with the aid of electronic devices, to modify autonomic body functions, such as blood pressure or… … English World dictionary
Biofeedback — Mit dem Begriff Biofeedback (altgr. βίος bios „Leben“ und engl. feedback „Rückmeldung“) wird eine Methode bezeichnet, bei der Veränderungen von Zustandsgrößen biologischer Vorgänge, die der unmittelbaren Sinneswahrnehmung nicht zugänglich sind,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Biofeedback — Au sens large, la rétroaction biologique ou le biofeedback est un ensemble de techniques principalement relatives à la bioélectricité pour la mesure de fonctions organiques, basées sur la visualisation, avec des appareils électriques, des signaux … Wikipédia en Français
biofeedback — /buy oh feed bak /, n. 1. a method of learning to control one s bodily functions by monitoring one s own brain waves, blood pressure, degree of muscle tension, etc. 2. the feedback thus obtained. [1970 75; BIO + FEEDBACK] * * * Information… … Universalium
Biofeedback — A method of treatment that uses monitors to feed back to patients physiological information of which they are normally unaware. By watching the monitor, patients can learn by trial and error to adjust their thinking and other mental processes in… … Medical dictionary
