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micturition reflex (medicine) and amianthus (iou)


micturition reflex (medicine)


micturition reflex
Contraction of the walls of the bladder and relaxation of the trigone and urethral sphincter in response to a rise in pressure within the bladder; the reflex can be voluntarily inhibited and the inhibition readily abolished to control micturition.

Synonym: bladder reflex, urinary reflex, vesical reflex.


amianthus (iou)



amianthus noun. . E17.
[Latin amiantus from Greek amiantos, from a- A-10 + miainein defile.]
Asbestos, esp. of a fine, silky quality suitable for weaving into cloth.
amianthine adjective of the Nature of amianthus M17.