abdominocardiac reflex

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊˈkɑɹ.di.æk ˈɹi.flɛks/

Noun

abdominocardiac reflex (plural abdominocardiac reflexes)

1. (medicine) A fluctuation in heart rhythm, associated with mechanical stimulus of the abdominal organs.

References

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