Medical Definition of Shortening reaction

1. The adaptive shortening of the extensor muscles of the limb of a decerebrate animal when the limb is extended after it has been flexed. Compare: lengthening reaction. (05 Mar 2000)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shortening Reaction

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