SCAPULAR REFLEX
\skˈapjʊlə ɹˈiːflɛks], \skˈapjʊlə ɹˈiːflɛks], \s_k_ˈa_p_j_ʊ_l_ə ɹ_ˈiː_f_l_ɛ_k_s]\
Definitions of SCAPULAR REFLEX
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Contraction of the scapular muscles produced by stimulation of the overlying skin.
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Adduction and slight outward rotation of the arm elicited by tapping upon the inner border of the scapula; said to be impaired in muscular dystrophies and exaggerated in hemiparesis and cerebral hemiplegia.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
