STRETCH REFLEX as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled
   • important in maintaining erect posture
   Synonym(s)
   • myotactic reflex (what does myotactic reflex mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) stretch reflex is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reflex (what does reflex mean?)
   • instinctive reflex (what does instinctive reflex mean?)
   • innate reflex (what does innate reflex mean?)
   • inborn reflex (what does inborn reflex mean?)
   • unconditioned reflex (what does unconditioned reflex mean?)
   • physiological reaction (what does physiological reaction mean?)