"reflex arc" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reflex arcs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reflex arc (plural reflex arcs)
  1. (neuroanatomy, neurophysiology) The neural pathway that mediates a reflex. Wikipedia link: reflex arc Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Translations (neural pathway): 反射弧 (fǎnshèhú) (Chinese Mandarin), reflexní oblouk [masculine] (Czech), refleksikaari (Finnish), heijastekaari (Finnish), Reflexbogen [masculine] (German), arc reflex [neuter] (Romanian), рефлекто́рная дуга́ (reflektórnaja dugá) [feminine] (Russian), arco reflejo [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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