List of synonyms from "pat oneself the back" to synonyms from "paternal"


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Definition of the day : « patellar reflex »

  • As in knee jerk : noun involuntary kick or reaction
Example sentences :
  • Salivation is insufficient, the patellar reflex intermittent.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • I asked what the patellar reflex was, and the doc had Pete sit and cross his legs, and explained.
  • Extract from : « Yellowstone Nights » by Herbert Quick
  • The patient suffers severely from neuritis, and there may be early loss of patellar reflex.
  • Extract from : « Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology » by W. G. Aitchison Robertson