stretch reflex

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

   Synonymsmyotactic reflex

   Broaderreflex

Questions about stretch reflex

What does stretch reflex mean?

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

What is another word for stretch reflex?

Close synonyms include myotactic reflex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stretch reflex a common word?

stretch reflex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.