| 单词 | gag reflex |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgag reflex gag reflex n. retching, or spasmodic contraction of pharyngeal muscles, esp. triggered by touching structures in the back of the mouth; also figurative. ΚΠ 1898 Laryngoscope 5 282 It is inserted behind the molar teeth..and then pushed backward until the pharynx is touched and the gagging reflex aroused.] 1912 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 5 Sept. 333/1 Clinical signs... vasomotor anginal attacks, hypotension, bronchial asthma, irregular types of breathing, laryngeal crises, inactive gag reflex... [etc.] 1986 G. Chesbro Veil (1987) iv. 18 He knew that he had to control his gag reflex. 1996 Films in Rev. Mar. 40/2 This is a passable adventure, but some of the lines are so politically correct and ‘withit’ it may activate your gag reflex. 2005 Asiana Spring 253/2 This is almost always followed by self-induced vomiting, with the sufferer sticking their fingers down their throat in order to induce the gag reflex and thus throw up. < as lemmas |
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