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visceromotor reflex (s) (noun), visceromotor reflexes (pl)
An increase in the normal tension of the tissues of the abdominal muscles resulting from painful stimuli: The bloating of the calf's stomach took place because it was over eating and so its visceromotor reflex was caused by belching gas.
This entry is located in the following units: mot-, moto-, -motile, -motility, -motorial, -motoric, -motive, -motored; mov- (page 8) viscer-, viscero-, visceri-, visc- (page 2)