| 单词 | ear-cough reflex |
| 释义 | > as lemmasear-cough reflex ear-cough n. coughing elicited by irritation or manipulation of the ear canal; (in full ear-cough reflex) the reflex responsible for such coughing, which involves a small branch of the vagus nerve; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1839 S. Dickson Fallacies of Faculty ii. 85 Gentlemen, did you ever hear of Brain-cough, or Ear-cough, or Eye-cough? 1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 326 Ear-cough was known to medical men a long time ago. 1994 Brain Res. Bull. 33 59/2 These afferents contained in the auricular branch (Arnold's nerve) of the vagus mediate a somatovisceral reflex known as the ear-cough reflex or Arnold's nerve reflex. 2002 Lancet 24 Aug. 617/1 An ear-cough reflex can be elicited by stimulation of the anterior wall [of the external auditory meatus] in one third of cases. < as lemmas |
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