Ergoreflex

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The response, characterised by increase in ventilation, to increased exercise.

    "As exercise proceeds, the working muscle signals to the brain, and generates a ventilatory response. In patients with heart failure, this 'ergoreflex' is much greater than normal."

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"As exercise proceeds, the working muscle signals to the brain, and generates a ventilatory response. In patients with heart failure, this 'ergoreflex' is much greater than normal."

Etymology

From ergo- + reflex.

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