单词 | patellar reflex |
释义 | > as lemmaspatellar reflex patellar reflex n. Medicine and Physiology (more fully patellar tendon reflex) a sudden involuntary kick following a tap on the tendon just below the knee; the knee-jerk reflex. ΚΠ 1880 Lancet 17 Apr. 594/1 The patellar tendon-reflex was now found to be absent from both legs. 1882 Dublin Jrnl. Med. Sci. 73 186 Charcot may have used the patellar-reflex in diagnosis before this period [sc. 1875]. 1939 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 43 535 In relation to the vibrations, the patellar reflex becomes weaker and may be fully extinguished. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate (1967) iii. 67 Pupillary and patellar reflexes were abnormal. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxii. 263 Abnormalities include gait deficits related to sciatic nerve paresis.., normal or slightly exaggerated patellar reflexes [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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