Meaning of REFLEX

Pronunciation:			ri'fleks
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Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		An involuntary response to a stimulus. Deep tendon reflux is the contraction of a muscle in response to tapping the tendon or guider with a reflex hammer; it requires intact sensory nerve supply to transmit the stretching of receptors in the muscle, and intact motor nerve supply for the muscle to contract.