The pancreas for example secretes insulin( a hormone) directly into the blood in response to the blood glucose level. Lastly, a seizure is a type of involuntary movement. Seizures like a grand mal seizure is a storm of electrical activity in the brain that causes uncontrollable muscular movements.
The noun DAMPER BLOCK has 1 sense: 1. damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration. Familiarity information: DAMPER BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
damper. n. 1. a person, event, or circumstance that depresses or discourages. 2. put a damper on to produce a depressing or inhibiting effect on: the bad news put a damper on the party. 3. (Mechanical Engineering) a movable plate to regulate the draught in a stove or furnace flue.