"patellar reflex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: patellar reflexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} patellar reflex (plural patellar reflexes)
  1. The reflex which causes a bent knee to kick when the tendon below the patella (kneecap) is tapped. Wikipedia link: patellar reflex Categories (topical): Physiology Synonyms: kneejerk reflex Related terms: knee-jerk Translations (a reflex extension of the lower leg): kniepeesreflex [masculine] (Dutch), hnéviðbragð [neuter] (Icelandic), hnékippur [masculine] (Icelandic), knerefleks [masculine] (Norwegian), patellarefleks [masculine] (Norwegian), knäreflex [common-gender] (Swedish)

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