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knee jerk
(encz) | knee jerk,reflexivní reakce kolena n: Zdeněk Brož |
Knee jerk
(gcide) | Knee jerk \Knee jerk\ (Physiol.)
A jerk or forward kick of the lower part of the leg produced
by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the
knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps
muscle; the patellar reflex.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Knee jerk
(gcide) | Knee jerk \Knee jerk\, n.
emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their
reactions to events.
[PJC] |
knee jerk
(wn) | knee jerk
n 1: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn: knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex,
patellar reflex] |
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Knee jerk
(gcide) | Knee jerk \Knee jerk\ (Physiol.)
A jerk or forward kick of the lower part of the leg produced
by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the
knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps
muscle; the patellar reflex.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Knee jerk \Knee jerk\, n.
emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their
reactions to events.
[PJC] |
Knee jerk liberal
(gcide) | Knee jerk liberal \Knee jerk liberal\
a person of strong liberal convictions who reacts predictably
and emotionally to certain events.
[PJC] |
Knee jerk reaction
(gcide) | Knee jerk reaction \Knee jerk reaction\
an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an
event or statement to which the reacting person is highly
sensitive; -- in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it
may be very predictable.
[PJC] |
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