metaboreflex

noun

metaboreflex

noun

Etymology From metabo- + reflex.

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Medicine, Physiology, Sciences A reflex triggered by stimulation of metaboreceptors. This reflex is triggered during exercise and increases blood flow and ventilation. It is part of the ergoreflex (the exercise pressor reflex).

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