Paradoxical is a two-gender adjective that means something that contains or involves a paradox, that is, it is inconsistent or absurd.
Some synonyms for paradoxical they can be: contradictory, ridiculous, weird, nonsensical, foolish. Ex: Humility is a paradoxical characteristic, because the more humble you are, the more success you will have.
Paradoxically (a word derived from paradoxical) is an adverb so that it indicates a paradoxical or strange way of acting or doing something.
paradoxical breath
Paradoxical breathing is a medical expression that indicates an irregular breathing condition due to an instability in the chest. It is most easily checked when the person is lying on their back (supine position).
Paradoxical breathing can be caused by a fractured chest (rib, spine, or sternum).
Likewise, the paradox pulse or paradoxical pulsation refers to a drop in blood pressure during inspiration. It has this name because blood pressure tends to rise during expiration, which is why its fall is a paradox. It could be a sign of various respiratory illnesses.
paradoxical incontinence
Paradoxical incontinence is a term that designates the situation of involuntary loss of urine, when the bladder is not emptied and the urine produced is excessive in relation to the storage capacity of the bladder. It is caused by a urinary obstruction.
There is also the paradoxical diarrhea, known as fecal incontinence. People with paradoxical diarrhea often release mucus and develop fecalomas, which are hard stools that lodge inside the intestine. It has this name because despite being called diarrhea, it is usually caused by constipation.
Paradoxical effect and anxiety
Medicine describes the paradoxical effect when a certain therapeutic procedure has the opposite effect to what is supposed or expected.
In the case of anxiety, the paradoxical effect occurs when an individual does everything to fight the causes of his anxiety, but his attitudes end up increasing his anxiety level.
See too:
- Paradox