REFLEX ARC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reflex arc mean? 

• REFLEX ARC (noun)
  The noun REFLEX ARC has 1 sense:

1. the neural path of a reflex

  Familiarity information: REFLEX ARC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFLEX ARC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The neural path of a reflex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("reflex arc" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

 Context examples 

This reflex arc provides negative feedback.

(Muscle Spindle, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, chlorzoxazone (CZ) appears to act at the spinal cord and subcortical levels of the brain to inhibit multisynaptic reflex arcs involved in producing and maintaining muscle spasms.

(Chlorzoxazone, NCI Thesaurus)