Medical Definition of Scapuloperiosteal reflex

1. Contraction of muscles of the shoulder girdle and arm caused by tapping the lower part of the unilateral border of the scapula; the muscles which respond vary according to their degree of stretching at the time. Synonym: scapuloperiosteal reflex. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapuloperiosteal Reflex

scapular region
scapulas
scapula alata
scapula elevata
scapulectomy
scapulet
scapulo-
scapuloclavicular
scapulocostal syndrome
scapulodynia
scapulohumeral
scapulohumeral
scapulohumeral atrophy
scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
scapulohumeral reflex
scapuloperiosteal reflex (current term)
scapulopexy
scapus
scapus
scapus penis
scapus pili
scar
scar
scarab
scarabaean
scarabaei
scarabaeid
Scarabaeidae
scarabaeid beetle
scarabaeus

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