Pathological Deviations

• abătător — A term describing a factor, stimulus, nervous pathway, or structural element that induces a change of direction, reflection, or deviation of a physiological impulse or a biomechanical axis. In neurophysiology, it can refer to collateral neural pathways (shunts) that divert nerve impulses from their main path during central lesions, or an orthopedic device designed to correct the deviating axis of a limb affected by spasticity.