Found 2 items, similar to Patellar reflex.
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. [1913 Webster] Yon gray is not the morning's eye, 'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster] On the depths of death there swims The reflex of a human face. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex action. [1913 Webster] Patellar reflex. See Knee jerk, under Knee. [1913 Webster]