HyperDic: stretch_reflex

English > 1 sense of the expression stretch reflex:
NOUNactstretch reflex, myotactic reflexreflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled
English > stretch reflex: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningreflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture.
Synonymmyotactic reflex
Broaderreflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reactionAn automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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