Knee jerk Moderate

Knee jerk has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

knee jerk knee-jerk reflex patellar reflex

Alternative spelling of knee-jerk

Adjective

Alternative spelling of knee-jerk

See Also

predictable patella automatic movement tap dander patellar reflex unthinking

Related Terms

predictable patella automatic movement tap dander patellar reflex unthinking considered tendon not invented here knee jerks spontaneous kneecap reflexive reflex

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

reflex

Rhyming Words

erk berk merk perk terk yerk zerk jerk herk twerk querk snerk clerk smerk klerk beserk unperk berserk berzerk hauberk

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