chemoreceptor trigger zone
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English
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Noun
[edit]chemoreceptor trigger zone (uncountable)
- (physiology, neuroscience) An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.
Synonyms
[edit]- CTZ (initialism)