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noun Physiology.
the nerve pathways followed by an impulse during a reflex.
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Origin of reflex arc
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby reflex arc
reflector, reflectorize, reflet, reflex, reflex angle, reflex arc, reflex camera, reflexed, reflexion, reflexive, reflexivize
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British Dictionary definitions for reflex arc
reflex arc
noun
physiol the neural pathway over which impulses travel to produce a reflex action, consisting of at least one afferent (receptor) and one efferent (effector) neuron
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