oculorespiratory

adj

oculorespiratory

adj

Etymology From oculo- + respiratory.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences That affects the eyes and the respiratory system.

The oculorespiratory reflex (ORR) is evoked by traction on the extrinsic muscles of the eye (Blanc et al. 1989). It produces slowing of the respiratory rate and / or shallow respiratory movements.1991, Sobhy Morsy Mostafa, Anaesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery, page 30:

Derived terms: oculorespiratory syndrome

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