quadripedal extensor reflex

[ kwŏd′rə-pĕd′l, -pēd′l ]

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Extension of the arm on the affected side in hemiplegia when the patient is positioned to be on all fours.Brain's reflex

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

But when a serial sex predator is playing fanboy, the gag reflex kicks in.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Worry has become as automatic a reflex as breathing in your sleep.
The Israeli App Red Alert Saves Lives—but It Just Might Drive You Nuts|Itay Hod|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then came the moment when a reflex born of a lifetime with a badge caused him to check the door window at the end of the car.
My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is quite a bundle of stimulus and reflex, with no reflection.
The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs|Jimmy So|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The term Affluenza caused a national gag reflex—and as a doctor I can assure you that, no, Affluenza is not a real affliction.
No, Affluenza Is Not a Real Thing|Dr. Michelle K. London|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even if I were to be shot, the reflex action of my fingers would pull the trigger of this revolver and McGinty will die.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The reflex excitability is lowered and the sensibility diminished.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
He differs from man in the figure of the deltoides, pronator, radi teres, et extensor pollicis brevii.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
It came, I think, out of just such an automatic reflex as causes an "opening" in conversation to call forth its own obvious reply.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
The reflex action on his sensitive mind first stunned, and then warped his senses.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth.|John Uri Lloyd