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chemoreceptor trigger zone en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.

Synonyms

CTZ

wikipedia: chemoreceptor trigger zone