FRONT-TAP CONTRACTION
\fɹˈʌnttˈap kəntɹˈakʃən], \fɹˈʌnttˈap kəntɹˈakʃən], \f_ɹ_ˈʌ_n_t_t_ˈa_p k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Contraction of gastrocnemius on tapping muscles of front of leg. The foot is placed at a right angle to the leg, and the muscles of the front of the leg are tapped, the foot is extended.
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Contraction of gastrocnemius on tapping the muscles on the front of the leg.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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