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REFLEX ACTION

\ɹˈiːflɛks ˈakʃən], \ɹˈiːflɛks ˈakʃən], \ɹ_ˈiː_f_l_ɛ_k_s ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of REFLEX ACTION

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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The performance of any function or an involuntary muscular movement under the control of an impulse transmitted from a nerve-center in response to a stimulus sent from the periphery to that center; a reflex.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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