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