abdominal reflex
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
abdominal reflex (plural abdominal reflexes)
- (medicine) An involuntary contraction of the abdominal wall with stimulus of the covering epidermis.
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1