deep tendon reflex


my·o·tat·ic re·flex

tonic contraction of the muscles in response to a stretching force, due to stimulation of muscle proprioceptors. Synonym(s): deep tendon reflex, Liddell-Sherrington reflex, muscular reflex, stretch reflex

deep tendon reflex

n. Tonic contraction of the muscles in response to a stretching force, due to stimulation of muscle proprioceptors.

my·o·tac·tic re·flex

(mī'ō-tak'tik rē'fleks) Tonic contraction of the muscles in response to a stretching force, due to stimulation of muscle proprioceptors.
Synonym(s): deep tendon reflex, muscle spindle reflex, stretch reflex.