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DEFECATION CENTER

\dɪfɪkˈe͡ɪʃən sˈɛntə], \dɪfɪkˈe‍ɪʃən sˈɛntə], \d_ɪ_f_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\

Definitions of DEFECATION CENTER

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A center in the lumbar portion of the spinal cord, supposed to keep the phincter ani in a state of tonic contraction and to control reflexly the normal movements of defecation.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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