patellar reflex 名詞
膝反射
Re·flex n.
1. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Yon gray is not the morning's eye,
'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak.
On the depths of death there swims
The reflex of a human face. --Tennyson.
2. Physiol. An involuntary movement produced by reflex action.
Patellar reflex. See Knee jerk, under Knee.
patellar reflex
n : a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn: knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex]