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Gag Reflex
- Normal Gag Reflex
- Response to posterior pharynx tactile stimulation
- Signal transmitted to reflex center in medulla
- Results in gag
- Pharyngeal wall contraction
- Velar Contraction
- Conditions with abnormal gag reflex
- Dysphagia following Cerebrovascular Accident
- Altered Level of Consciousness (coma)
Gagging (C0016927) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | Clinical manifestation of the digestive system consisting of contraction of the muscle of the pharynx caused by stimulation of sensory receptors on the soft palate, by psychic stimuli, or systemically by drugs. |
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| MSH | D005683 |
| English | Gag reflex, Gagging, Pharyngeal gag reflex, Pharyngeal reflex |
| Spanish | amordazar, reflejo faringeo, reflejo faucal, reflejo nauseoso |
| Parent Concepts | Reflex action (C0034929), Signs and Symptoms, Digestive (C0037089), Cranial nerve reflex (C0422905), Swallowing pattern - finding (C1287781) |
| Sources | CSP, CST, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
