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knee-jerk reflex
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | knee-jerk reflex - a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendonknee jerk, patellar reflexinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
EncyclopediaSeereflexknee-jerk reflex
pa·tel·lar re·flexa sudden contraction of the anterior muscles of the thigh, caused by a smart tap on the patellar tendon while the leg hangs loosely at a right angle with the thigh. Synonym(s): knee jerk, knee reflex, knee-jerk reflex, patellar tendon reflex, quadriceps reflexknee-jerk reflexn. See patellar reflex.pa·tel·lar re·flex (pă-tel'ăr rē'fleks) A sudden contraction of the anterior muscles of the thigh, caused by a smart tap on the patellar tendon while the leg hangs loosely at a right angle with the thigh.
Synonym(s): knee reflex, knee-jerk reflex, quadriceps reflex. knee-jerk reflex
Synonyms for knee-jerk reflexnoun a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendonSynonymsRelated Words- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
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