stretch reflex

Noun
  1. Reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled;
    Important in maintaining erect posture (synset 100869284)
    is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
    same as: myotactic reflex

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