patellar reflex
noun
Origin of patellar reflex
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby patellar reflex
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How to use patellar reflex in a sentence
Salivation is insufficient, the patellar reflex intermittent.
Ulysses | James JoyceI asked what the patellar reflex was, and the doc had Pete sit and cross his legs, and explained.
Yellowstone Nights | Herbert QuickThe patient suffers severely from neuritis, and there may be early loss of patellar reflex.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology | W. G. Aitchison RobertsonThe left plantar reflex was absent, the right slight, the left patellar reflex was abnormally brisk.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry Makins
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