See Also: pectoral reflex(medicine)
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pectoral reflex (medicine)


pectoral reflex
Contraction of the pectoralis major muscle elicited by tapping the seventh rib between the anterior and the medial axillary lines while the arm is abducted; contraction of the deltoid and biceps may also occur.

Synonym: costopectoral reflex.