chemoreceptor trigger zone

chemoreceptor trigger zone

English

Noun

chemoreceptor trigger zone (uncountable)

  1. (physiology, neuroscience) 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 (initialism)
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