“pa-st”

The following 2 entries include the term pa-st.

past-point

intransitive verb

: to point (as in a past-pointing test) to one side or the other of an object at which one intends to point with a finger or the hand

past-pointing test

noun

: a test for defective functioning of the vestibular nerve in which a subject is asked to point at an object with eyes open and then closed first after rotation in a chair to the right and then to the left and which indicates an abnormality if the subject does not past-point in the direction of rotation


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