Joffroy's reflex

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Joffroy's reflex

[zhôfrô·äz′, jof′roiz]

Etymology: Alexis Joffroy, French physician, 1844-1908

a reflex contraction of the gluteus muscles produced when firm pressure is applied to the buttocks of patients with spastic paralysis of the lower limbs.

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