Usually means: Knee-jerk response to tapping.
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  1. patellar reflex: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. patellar reflex: Wiktionary
  5. patellar reflex: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  1. patellar reflex: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (patellar reflex)

▸ noun:  The reflex which causes a bent knee to kick when the tendon below the patella (kneecap) is tapped.

Similar:
knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patella, kneecap, patellar ligament, kneejoint, rotula, knee pit, popliteus, quadriceps tendon, more...

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monosynaptic, polysynaptic, more...

Phrases:
patellar tendon reflex, more...

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Similar:
knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patella, kneecap, patellar ligament, kneejoint, rotula, knee pit, popliteus, quadriceps tendon, more...

Types:
monosynaptic, polysynaptic, more...

Phrases:
patellar tendon reflex, more...



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