metaboreflex

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noun

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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Meanings

nounmetaboreflex (plural metaboreflexes)

plural metaboreflexes

  1. medicineA 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).

Origin

From metabo- + reflex.

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APA

metaboreflex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaboreflex

MLA

“metaboreflex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaboreflex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaboreflex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaboreflex.

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