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ergoreflex

ergoreflex noun: the response, characterised by increase in ventilation, to increased exercise.

Noun

ergoreflex (plural ergoreflexes)

  1. The response, characterised by increase in ventilation, to increased exercise.
    • As exercise proceeds, the working muscle signals to the brain, and generates a ventilatory response. In patients with heart failure, this 'ergoreflex' is much greater than normal.2005, Margaret Turner-Warwick, Living Medicine: Recollections and Reflections

Forms of ergoreflex

pluralergoreflexes

Origin of ergoreflex

From ergo- + reflex.

Questions about ergoreflex

What does ergoreflex mean?
Ergoreflex means the response, characterised by increase in ventilation, to increased exercise.
What part of speech is ergoreflex?
Ergoreflex is a noun.
What is the plural of ergoreflex?
The plural of ergoreflex is ergoreflexes.

Words near ergoreflex in the dictionary

  1. ergophilia
  2. ergophobe
  3. ergophobes
  4. ergophobia
  5. ergophobic
  6. ergoreflex
  7. ergoreflexes
  8. ergoregion
  9. ergoregions
  10. ergos
  11. ergosine

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