Medical Definition of Head-dropping test

1. A test used in the diagnosis of disease of the extrapyramidal or striatal system (e.g., parkinsonism, Wilson's disease); with the patient supine, relaxed, and his attention diverted, the examiner briskly lifts the patient's head with the right hand and then allows it to drop upon the palm of his left hand; the head of a normal person drops suddenly like a dead weight, whereas, in striatal disease the head falls slowly, gently, and almost hesitantly. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Head-dropping Test

he or she
he said, she said
he shoots, he scores
he who laughs last laughs best
he who laughs last laughs hardest
head-bobbing doll syndrome
head-case
head-cases
head-down tilt
head-dropping test (current term)
head-emptier
head-first
head-hunter
head-hunters
head-in-the-clouds
head-in-the-sand
head-kerchief
head-like
head-of-household
head-of-state
head-on
head-on collision
head-on collisions

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