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PHARYNGEAL REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pharyngeal reflex mean? 

PHARYNGEAL REFLEX (noun)
  The noun PHARYNGEAL REFLEX has 1 sense:

1. normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouthplay

  Familiarity information: PHARYNGEAL REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHARYNGEAL REFLEX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gag reflex; pharyngeal reflex

Hypernyms ("pharyngeal 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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