lengthening reaction
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lengthening reaction
[′leŋk·thə‚niŋ rē‚ak·shən] (physiology)
Sudden inhibition of the stretch reflex when extensor muscles are subjected to an excessive degree of stretching by forceful flexion of a limb.
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