| accommodation reflex | reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina |
Babinski
Babinski reflex
Babinski sign | extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front, normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
reach
reaching stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
| stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit, running at full stretch, by no stretch of the imagination, beyond any stretch of his understanding |
stretch
stretching | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent |
| intrinsic fraud | fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud |
defecation reflex
rectal reflex | normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum |
reflex
reflex response
reflex action
instinctive reflex
innate reflex
inborn reflex
unconditioned reflex
physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
conditional reflex
conditioned reflex
acquired reflex
conditional reaction
conditioned reaction
conditional response
conditioned response | an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus |
knee jerk
knee-jerk reflex
patellar reflex | a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon |
startle reflex
Moro reflex | a normal reflex of young infants, a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs |
light reflex
pupillary reflex
miosis
myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
| micturition reflex | relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder |
pharyngeal reflex
gag reflex | normal reflex consisting of retching, may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth |
pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh
goose bump
goosebump
goose pimple
goose skin
horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
| plantar reflex | flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of years, under years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) |
| rooting reflex | reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek |
stretch reflex
myotactic reflex | reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled, important in maintaining erect posture |
| suckling reflex | reflex behavior in newborn mammals, includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk |
| reflex camera | camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed |
| stretch | a straightaway section of a racetrack |
| stretch pants | trousers made of a stretchy fabric |
| stretch mark | a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) |
stretch
stretchiness
stretchability | the capacity for being stretched |
| stretch receptor | a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue |
| reflex arc | the neural path of a reflex |
| stretch | a large and unbroken expanse or distance, a stretch of highway, a stretch of clear water |
| reflex angle | an angle greater thandegrees (but less than ) |
| reflex epilepsy | a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation |
| intrinsic factor | a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B, lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia |
stretch
stint | an unbroken period of time during which you do something, there were stretches of boredom, he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary |
| stretch extend | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body, Stretch your legs!, Extend your right arm above your head |
exsert
stretch out put out extend hold out
stretch forth | thrust or extend out, He held out his hand, point a finger, extend a hand, the bee exserted its sting |
crane
stretch out | stretch (the neck) so as to see better, The women craned their necks to see the President drive by |
| stretch stretch out | extend one's body or limbs, Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over hours |
| extend stretch d | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance, stretch the soup by adding some more cream, extend the casserole with a little rice |
| stretch | become longer by being stretched and pulled, The fabric stretches |
elongate
stretch | make long or longer by pulling and stretching, stretch the fabric |
load adulterate
stretch f dilute debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance, often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones, adulterate liquor |
| stretch | extend the scope or meaning of, often unduly, Stretch the limits, stretch my patience, stretch the imagination |
| stretch | pull in opposite directions, During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack |
| stretch stretch out | lie down comfortably, To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass |
unfold
stretch
stretch out
extend | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length, Unfold the newspaper, stretch out that piece of cloth, extend the TV antenna |
stretch
stretch along | occupy a large, elongated area, The park stretched beneath the train line |
| stretch | easily stretched, stretch hosiery |
| intrinsic | situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts, intrinsic muscles |
intrinsic
intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature, form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing- John Dewey |
| stretch(a) | having an elongated seating area, a stretch limousine |
automatic
reflex(a)
reflexive | without volition or conscious control, the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light, a reflex knee jerk, sneezing is reflexive |
| proprioceptive | of or relating to proprioception |