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Definition of Micturition reflex
1. Noun. Relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder.
Medical Definition of Micturition reflex
1. 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. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micturition Reflex
Literary usage of Micturition reflex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases and Surgery of the Genito-urinary System by Francis Sedgwick Watson, John Henry Cunningham (1908)
"Frequent micturition, reflex in character, or due to blood clots in the bladder,
may occur. Incontinence has been reported a few times, and also retention ..."
2. Renal, Ureteral, Perirenal and Adrenal Tumors and Actinomycosis and by Edgar Garceau (1909)
"Frequent micturition, reflex in character, or due to blood clots in the bladder,
may occur. Incontinence has been reported a few times, and also retention ..."
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