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knee reflex (medicine)


knee reflex -->
patellar reflex


A sudden contraction of the anterior muscles of the thigh, caused by a smart tap on the patellar tendon while the leg hangs loosely at a right angle with the thigh.

Synonym: knee jerk, knee phenomenon, knee reflex, knee-jerk reflex, patellar tendon reflex, quadriceps reflex.


pun(2) (iou)



pun verb1 trans. Infl. -nn-. M16.
[Dial. var. of POUND verb1.]
= POUND verb1 1, 3. M16.
spec. Make (earth, rubble, etc.) firm by pounding or ramming down. M19.