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Knee Jerk

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Noun

1. knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex

a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Knee Jerk

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adjective kneejerk
2. 
made or occurring as a predictable and automatic response, without thought
kneejerk support
noun
1. Also called: patellar reflex physiology
an outward reflex kick of the lower leg caused by a sharp tap on the quadriceps tendon just below the patella

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Knee Jerk

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patellar reflex
adjective
Informal
designating, characterized by, or reacting with an automatic, predictable response

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Knee Jerk

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adj.
Slang
1. Easily predictable; automatic: "quick, easy laughs and knee-jerk responses" (New York).
2. Reacting spontaneously in the expected manner: a knee-jerk cynic.
n.
A reflex contraction of the quadriceps muscle resulting in a sudden involuntary extension of the leg, produced by a sharp tap to the tendon below the patella; patellar reflex.

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