PATELLAR REFLEX
\pˈe͡ɪtə͡lə ɹˈiːflɛks], \pˈeɪtələ ɹˈiːflɛks], \p_ˈeɪ_t_əl_ə ɹ_ˈiː_f_l_ɛ_k_s]\
Definitions of PATELLAR REFLEX
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- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
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Syn.: knee-jerk, knee phenomenon, knee clonus. Spasmodic contraction of the quadriceps femoris (see knee-perk, under jerk).
By Smith Ely Jelliffe