knee-jerk reaction - significado y definición. Qué es knee-jerk reaction
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Qué (quién) es knee-jerk reaction - definición

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         
·add. ·- A jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle.
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]
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.

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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.

Ejemplos de uso de knee-jerk reaction
1. European diplomats urged Iran against a knee–jerk reaction.
2. "This is rather a knee–jerk reaction from the Church.
3. Instead what we got was a superficial, knee jerk reaction.
4. Taliban, in a knee–jerk reaction, turned down the offer.
5. A change of manager would definitely be a knee–jerk reaction and wrong.