myenteric reflex

myenteric reflex
myenteric reflex n a reflex that is responsible for the wave of peristalsis moving along the intestine and that involves contraction of the digestive tube above and relaxation below the place where it is stimulated by an accumulated mass of food

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a reflex action of the intestine in which a physical stimulus causes the intestine to contract above and relax below the point of stimulation.

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peristaltic r.

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