patellar reflex : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: patellar reflex	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for patellar reflex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patellar reflex n a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon Synonym(s): knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Yon gray is not the morning's eye, 'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak. On the depths of death there swims The reflex of a human face. --Tennyson. 2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex action. {Patellar reflex}. See {Knee jerk}, under {Knee}.