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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to knee-jerk, such as: expected, predictable, reflex, and spontaneous.
How to use knee-jerk in a sentence
As you may know, Sundog has a knee jerk aversion to athleticism and technology.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS HAVE RUINED MY DOG WALKSSUNDOGAPRIL 3, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThe deep reflexes may also be altered, the knee-jerk being frequently absent on the affected side.
A SYSTEM OF OPERATIVE SURGERY, VOLUME IV (OF 4)VARIOUSIn some subjects the larger dose, 45 cubic centimeters, practically abolished the knee-jerk.
HOW TO LIVEIRVING FISHER AND EUGENE FISKCross the knee to be stimulated over the other leg, and tap the tendon just below the knee cap, and the knee jerk appears.
PSYCHOLOGYROBERT S. WOODWORTHAnxious attention to the knee jerk inhibits it; gritting the teeth or clenching the fist reinforces it.
PSYCHOLOGYROBERT S. WOODWORTHWe see excellent examples of cerebral facilitation and inhibition in the case of the knee jerk.
PSYCHOLOGYROBERT S. WOODWORTHThe presence or absence of the knee-jerk may be a most significant symptom to the physician.
A PRACTICAL PHYSIOLOGYALBERT F. BLAISDELLLater the affected muscles become exquisitely tender, and then atrophy, while the knee-jerk or other reflex is lost.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 2, SLICE 6VARIOUSBartlett, in Goodno's Practice, recommends it in excessive knee-jerk and rigidity.
NEW, OLD, AND FORGOTTEN REMEDIES: PAPERS BY MANY WRITERSVARIOUSReflex action persists; the knee jerk is diminished, pointing to relaxation in tone of the muscles; consciousness is suspended.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 1178, JUNE 25, 1898VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO KNEE-JERK
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- take
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