knee jerk - translation to English
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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
  • Schematic representation of patellar tendon reflex (knee jerk) pathway
  • Representation of the patellar reflex pathway.

knee-jerk         
(adj.) = automático, instintivo
Ex: This publication reviews works on educational reform that represent attempts to do more than merely respond in knee-jerk fashion to political pressure for reform.
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* knee-jerk reaction = acto reflejo
knee-jerk reaction         
(n.) = acto reflejo
Ex: This is a knee-jerk reaction that if it is supported by a right-wing government it must be bad.
knee jerk         
Automático, que sucede sin premeditación; del movimiento reflexivo del pie al golpear la rodilla

Definition

alcaraván
Sinónimos
sustantivo
zancuda: zancuda, pájaro

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.