Gagging

"Gagging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Contraction of the muscle of the PHARYNX caused by stimulation of sensory receptors on the SOFT PALATE, by psychic stimuli, or systemically by drugs.

Descriptor ID	D005683
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.821.414 F02.830.702.157 G10.261.338 G11.561.731.251
Concept/Terms	Gagging Gagging Reflex, Pharyngeal Pharyngeal Reflex

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gagging".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive [C23.888.821]
Gagging [C23.888.821.414]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Psychophysiology [F02.830]
Reflex [F02.830.702]
Gagging [F02.830.702.157]
Biological Sciences [G]
Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena [G10]
Digestive System Physiological Phenomena [G10.261]
Gagging [G10.261.338]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Reflex [G11.561.731]
Gagging [G11.561.731.251]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Gagging".

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