tendon jerk
91patellar reflex — knee jerk reflex contraction of the quadriceps (thigh) muscle so that the leg kicks, elicited in a patient sitting with one knee crossed over the other by sharply tapping the tendon of the muscle below the kneecap. The reflex is mediated through… …
92knee — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b the corresponding joint in other animals. c the area around this. d the upper surface of the thigh of a sitting person; the lap (held her on his knee). 2… …
93myotatic — |mīə|tad.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary my + Greek tatikos exerting tension, from tatos stretchable (from teinein to stretch) + ikos ic more at thin of muscular contraction : resulting from stretching used chiefly of… …
