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receptive relaxation: a standalone construct

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Physiology

the reflex relaxation of the stomach that occurs with swallowing, letting it take in food without a rise in pressure.

In physiology, receptive relaxation refers to the reflex relaxation of the stomach that occurs with swallowing, letting it take in food without a rise in pressure. This meaning comes from Cannon (1911) in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content.[1]

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References

Cannon, W. B., & Lieb, C. W. (1911). The Receptive Relaxation of the Stomach. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 29(2), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1911.29.2.267

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