diving reflex

ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈriːflɛks
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Translation of diving reflex into German

Noun

biology

TECH.
physiological response to immersion in water
TECH.
Tauchreflex
  • The diving reflex slows the heart rate when submerged.Der Tauchreflex verlangsamt die Herzfrequenz beim Untertauchen.
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Examples of diving reflex in a sentence

  • Children often exhibit a strong diving reflex.

Translations of "diving reflex" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Tauchreflex

As soon as I leave the surface the first mechanism kicks in: the diving reflex.

Sobald ich die Oberfläche verlasse, kommt der erste Mechanismus: Der Tauchreflex.

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Your own breath deepens during the treatment, the natural diving reflex is activated, a free space of amazing possibilities opens up.

Der eigene Atem vertieft sich in der Behandlung, der natürliche Tauchreflex wird aktiviert, ein Freiraum ungeahnter Möglichkeiten öffnet sich.

Scientists have figured out that splashing water on your face accelerates bradycardia, or the slowing of the heart rate, or the first phase of the mammalian diving reflex.

Wissenschaftler haben herausgefunden, dass Wasser ins Gesicht zu spritzen, die Bradykardie beschleunigt, oder das Verlangsamen der Herzfrequenz, oder die erste Phase des Tauchreflexes bei Säugetieren.

The diving reflex is more pronounced in children than in adults, so children have a greater chance of surviving prolonged submersion in cold water than do adults.

Der Tauchreflex ist bei Kindern ausgeprägter als bei Erwachsenen. Damit haben Kinder eine größere Chance, längere Zeit in kaltem Wasser zu überleben als Erwachsene.

Next, the diving reflex causes peripheral vasoconstriction, which means that the blood flow will leave the body's extremities to feed the most important organs: the lungs, the heart and the brain.

Dann verursacht der Tauchreflex die periphere Gefäßverengung, das bedeutet, dass das Blut die Körperextremitäten verlässt, um die wichtigsten inneren Organe zu versorgen: die Lunge, das Herz und das Gehirn.

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