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Myotactic Reflex

Definition: Myotactic Reflex

Myotactic Reflex

Noun

1. Reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Myotactic Reflex

Synonym: stretch reflex (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Myotactic Reflex

Specialty definitions using "myotactic reflex": Muscle Spindles. (references)

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Anagrams: Myotactic Reflex

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-f-i-l-m-o-r-t-t-x-y"

-4 letters: myoelectric.

-5 letters: cyclometer, excitatory.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Myotactic Reflex


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 79 6F 74 61 63 74 69 63      52 65 66 6C 65 78

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01111001 01101111 01110100 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01100011 00100000 01010010 01100101 01100110 01101100 01100101 01111000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#121 &#111 &#116 &#97 &#99 &#116 &#105 &#99 &#32 &#82 &#101 &#102 &#108 &#101 &#120

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0079 006F 0074 0061 0063 0074 0069 0063      0052 0065 0066 006C 0065 0078

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4791818667698675692527172787190

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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