See Also: rectocardiac reflex(medicine)
jaw reflex(medicine)
lip reflex(medicine)
reflex(dictionary)
gag reflex(medicine)
H reflex(medicine)
Reflex(medicine)
near reflex(medicine)
eye reflex(medicine)
cry reflex(medicine)

calanoid (iou) and rectocardiac reflex (medicine)


calanoid (iou)



calanoid noun & adjective. M20.
[from mod. Latin Calanus genus name + -OID.]
Zoology. (Designating or pertaining to) a planktonic copepod of the order Calanoida.

rectocardiac reflex (medicine)


rectocardiac reflex


A parasympathetic reflex producing bradycardia and hypotension upon stimulation of the pelvic nerve, the afferent limb being the sacral outflow of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, and the efferent limb, the cardiac vagus; said to accompany proctologic examinations.