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Descriptor English: Gagging
Descriptor Spanish: Atragantamiento
Descriptor reflejo nauseoso
Entry term(s) arcadas
reflejo faríngeo
Scope note: Contracción de la musculatura de la FARINGE causada por estimulación de los receptores sensitivos del PALADAR BLANDO por estímulos psíquicos o sistémicamente, por fármacos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Engasgo
Descriptor French: Réflexe pharyngé
Entry term(s): Pharyngeal Reflex
Reflex, Pharyngeal
Tree number(s): C23.888.821.414
F02.830.702.157
G10.261.338
G11.561.731.251
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005683
Scope note: Contraction of the muscle of the PHARYNX caused by stimulation of sensory receptors on the SOFT PALATE, by psychic stimuli, or systemically by drugs.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
PC prevention & control
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Reflex (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under REFLEX 1971-90
History Note: 91(71); was see under REFLEX 1971-90
DeCS ID: 5822
Unique ID: D005683
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/22
Gagging - Preferred
Concept UI M0008931
Scope note Contraction of the muscle of the PHARYNX caused by stimulation of sensory receptors on the SOFT PALATE, by psychic stimuli, or systemically by drugs.
Preferred term Gagging
Entry term(s) Pharyngeal Reflex
Reflex, Pharyngeal



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