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Definition: Tendon reflex
Tendon
\Ten"don\, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See
Tend to move.] (Anat.)
A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous
connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a
sinew.
[1913 Webster]
Tendon reflex (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a
muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its
absence is generally a sign of disease. See
Knee jerk,
under
Knee.
[1913 Webster]
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