English Explanatory Dictionary

chemoreceptor trigger zone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

chemoreceptor trigger zone

Synonyms

CTZ
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