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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: patellar reflex
patellar reflex
n : a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn:
knee jerk,
knee-jerk reflex]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Patellar reflex
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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