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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Knee jerk (0.00783 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: knee jerk
knee jerk
n : a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn:
knee-jerk reflex,
patellar reflex
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Knee jerk
Knee jerk
\Knee jerk\, n.
emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their
reactions to events.
[PJC]
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.]
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