metaboreflex

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English

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Etymology

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metabo- +‎ reflex

Noun

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metaboreflex (plural metaboreflexes)

  1. (physiology) A reflex triggered by stimulation of metaboreceptors. This reflex is triggered during exercise and increases blood flow and ventilation. It is part of the ergoreflex (the exercise pressor reflex).