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STRETCH REFLEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stretch reflex mean?
• STRETCH REFLEX (noun)
The noun STRETCH REFLEX has 1 sense:
1. reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
Familiarity information: STRETCH REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
myotactic reflex; stretch reflex
Hypernyms ("stretch reflex" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
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