MYOTACTIC REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myotactic reflex mean? 

• MYOTACTIC REFLEX (noun)
  The noun MYOTACTIC REFLEX has 1 sense:

1. reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture

  Familiarity information: MYOTACTIC REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYOTACTIC REFLEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

myotactic reflex; stretch reflex

Hypernyms ("myotactic reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)