abdominal reflex

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈɹiː.flɜks/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈɹiː.flɜks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɹi.flɜks/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɹi.flɜks/

Noun

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abdominal reflex (plural abdominal reflexes)

  1. (medicine) An involuntary contraction of the abdominal wall with stimulus of the covering epidermis.

References

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  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
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