bregmocardiac reflex
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breg·mo·car·di·ac re·flex
in infants, pressure on the anterior fontanelle causing cardiac slowing.
bregmocardiac reflex
A reduced heart rate following pressure on the anterior fontanel.
See also: reflex
breg·mo·car·di·ac re·flex
(bregmō-kahrdē-ak rēfleks)In infants, pressure on the anterior fontanelle causing cardiac slowing.