abdominocardiac reflex

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊˈkɑɹ.di.æk ˈɹi.flɛks/

Noun

abdominocardiac reflex (plural abdominocardiac reflexes)

  1. (medicine) A fluctuation in heart rhythm, associated with mechanical stimulus of the abdominal organs.

References

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