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pneumotaxic center — pneu·mo·tax·ic center .n(y)ü mə tak sik n a neural center in the upper part of the pons that provides inhibitory impulses on inspiration and thereby prevents overdistension of the lungs and helps to maintain alternately recurrent inspiration and… … Medical dictionary
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