dictionary help| stretch reflex --> myotatic reflex | medical dictionary |
Tonic contraction of the muscles in response to a stretching force, due to stimulation of muscle proprioceptors.
Synonyms: Liddell-Sherrington reflex, muscular reflex, stretch reflex.
(05 Mar 2000)
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