"gag reflex" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæɡˌɹiː.flɛks/ Forms: gag reflexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gag reflex (plural gag reflexes)
  1. A reflex contraction of the back of the throat, evoked by touching the soft palate. Wikipedia link: gag reflex Synonyms: pharyngeal reflex Translations (a reflex contraction of the throat): 咽反射 (yānfǎnshè) (Chinese Mandarin), reflexo faríngeo [masculine] (Portuguese), reflexo de engasgo [masculine] (Portuguese), kräkreflex [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gag_reflex-en-noun-1DRSC4SF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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