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chemoreceptor trigger zone

chemoreceptor trigger zone noun: an area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.

Noun

chemoreceptor trigger zone (uncountable)

  1. An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.
    Synonyms:
    CTZ

Synonyms of chemoreceptor trigger zone

Questions about chemoreceptor trigger zone

What does chemoreceptor trigger zone mean?
Chemoreceptor trigger zone means an area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.
What part of speech is chemoreceptor trigger zone?
Chemoreceptor trigger zone is a noun.

Words near chemoreceptor trigger zone in the dictionary

  1. chemoreception
  2. chemoreceptions
  3. chemoreceptive
  4. chemoreceptivity
  5. chemoreceptor
  6. chemoreceptor trigger zone
  7. chemoreceptorial
  8. chemoreceptors
  9. chemoreduction
  10. chemoreductions
  11. chemoreflex

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