abdominal reflex

English

Pronunciation

• (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

abdominal reflex (plural abdominal reflexes)

1. (medicine) An involuntary contraction of the abdominal wall with stimulus of the covering epidermis.

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1