"Reflex, Abdominal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Contractions of the abdominal muscles upon stimulation of the skin (superficial abdominal reflex) or tapping neighboring bony structures (deep abdominal reflex). The superficial reflex may be weak or absent, for example, after a stroke, a sign of upper (suprasegmental) motor neuron lesions. (Stedman, 25th ed & Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p1073)
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D012020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.376.550.650.650 E01.370.600.550.650.650 G11.561.600.765.580
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