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DEFECATION REFLEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does defecation reflex mean?
• DEFECATION REFLEX (noun)
The noun DEFECATION REFLEX has 1 sense:
1. normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
Familiarity information: DEFECATION REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
defecation reflex; rectal reflex
Hypernyms ("defecation reflex" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
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