MICTURITION REFLEX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("micturition reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

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