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Definition: Clinical manifestation of the digestive system consisting of contraction of the muscle of the pharynx caused by stimulation of sensory receptors on the soft palate, by psychic stimuli, or systemically by drugs.      Other names Reflex, Pharyngeal; Pharyngeal Reflex

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