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patellar reflex
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Patellar reflex
(gcide) | Reflex \Re"flex\ (r?"fl?ks; formerly r?*fl?ks"), n. [L. reflexus
a bending back. See Reflect.]
1. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated
surface to one in shade.
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Yon gray is not the morning's eye,
'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak.
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On the depths of death there swims
The reflex of a human face. --Tennyson.
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2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex
action.
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Patellar reflex. See Knee jerk, under Knee.
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patellar reflex
(wn) | patellar reflex
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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Patellar reflex
(gcide) | Reflex \Re"flex\ (r?"fl?ks; formerly r?*fl?ks"), n. [L. reflexus
a bending back. See Reflect.]
1. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated
surface to one in shade.
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Yon gray is not the morning's eye,
'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak.
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On the depths of death there swims
The reflex of a human face. --Tennyson.
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2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex
action.
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Patellar reflex. See Knee jerk, under Knee.
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