Medical Definition of Muscular reflex

1. Tonic contraction of the muscles in response to a stretching force, due to stimulation of muscle proprioceptors. Synonym: Liddell-Sherrington reflex, muscular reflex, stretch reflex. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscular Reflex

muscular contraction
muscular endurance
muscular fascia of extraocular muscle
muscular fibril
muscular hyperesthesia
muscular incompetence
muscular insufficiency
muscular lacuna
muscular layer of mucosa
muscular movement
muscular part of interventricular septum of heart
muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
muscular pulley
muscular reflex (current term)
muscular rheumatism
muscular sense
muscular structure
muscular substance of prostate
muscular system
muscular tissue
muscular tonus
muscular triangle
muscular trophoneurosis
muscular tunic of gallbladder
muscular tunics
muscularis
muscularis mucosae

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