| 单词 | ankle jerk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasankle jerk ankle jerk n. a reflex elicited by tapping the Achilles tendon at the ankle, producing plantar (downward) flexion of the foot. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > action of nervous system > [noun] > reflex action > type of ankle jerk1882 spinal reflex1898 research knee-jerk1899 Hoffmann('s) reflex1900 unconditioned reflex1906 startle reflex1917 startle response1933 1882 T. Buzzard Clin. Lect. Dis. Nerv. Syst. ii. 38 It is argued that though the lost time of the knee- or ankle-jerk is very short for a reflex act, yet it is too long for that of a direct muscular excitation. 1962 Lancet 1 Dec. 1133/2 Ankle-jerks were absent and knee-jerks much reduced. 2015 W. P. Howlett Neurol. in Afr. (new ed.) xi. 264 Injury [to the sciatic nerve] results in loss of sensation in these distributions along with a decreased or absent ankle jerk. < as lemmas |
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