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knee-jerk - translation to English
MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX
Knee-Jerk Reflex; Knee-jerk reflex; Knee-jerk reaction; Knee jerk reaction; Knee-jerk; Knee jerk; Knee jerk reflex; Knee Jerk; Patellar tendon reflex; Knee reflex
knee-jerk
knee-jerk noun med. коленный рефлекс
knee-jerk
['ni:dʒə:k]
прилагательное
общая лексика
непроизвольный
предвидимый
само собой разумеющийся
реагирующий автоматически и всегда одинаково
неизменный
обычный
физиология
относящийся к коленному рефлексу
существительное
['ni:dʒə:k]
медицина
коленный рефлекс
knee jerk
общая лексика
коленный рефлекс
Definition
knee-jerk
If you call someone's response to a question or situation a knee-jerk reaction, you mean that they react in a very predictable way, without thinking.
The knee-jerk reaction to this is to call for proper security in all hospitals.
ADJ: ADJ n [disapproval]
Wikipedia
Patellar reflex
The patellar reflex, also called the knee reflex or knee-jerk, is a stretch reflex which tests the L2, L3, and L4 segments of the spinal cord. Many animals, most significantly humans, have been seen to have the patellar reflex, including dogs, cats, horses, and other mammalian species.
Examples of use of knee-jerk
1. When they return new knee–jerk laws will be mooted.
2. Such responses are often knee–jerk, partisan, or incomplete.
3. I think it is an exaggerated and knee–jerk response.
4. The American reaction to such talk is knee–jerk opposition.
5. European diplomats urged Iran against a knee–jerk reaction.
