Search Result for "stretch reflex":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture;
[syn: stretch reflex, myotactic reflex]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stretch reflex
    n 1: reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is
         pulled; important in maintaining erect posture [syn:
         stretch reflex, myotactic reflex]