RECTAL REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rectal reflex mean? 

• RECTAL REFLEX (noun)
  The noun RECTAL REFLEX has 1 sense:

1. normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECTAL REFLEX (noun)

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 ("rectal 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)