EPIGASTRIC REFLEX
\ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːflɛks], \ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːflɛks], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k ɹ_ˈiː_f_l_ɛ_k_s]\
Definitions of EPIGASTRIC REFLEX
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stimulation in fifth and sixth intercostal spaces near axilla dimples the epigastrium.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.