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bargaining

n. the process in which two parties attempt to resolve their conflicting interests by trading resources in return for some benefits. Compare negotiation. —bargain vb.

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May 9th 2024

Hering–Breuer reflex

Hering–Breuer reflex

a nervous mechanism involved in normal breathing, with stimuli from sensory endings in lung tissue limiting inspiration and expiration. [Ewald Hering; Josef Breuer]