chemoreceptor reflex

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• chemoreflex — I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun ( es) Etymology: chem + reflex : a physiological reflex initiated by a chemical stimulus or in a chemoreceptor II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+| adjective : of, relating to, or dependent on a chemoreflex * * * /kee moh ree fleks, kem oh / …   Useful english dictionary

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