Jendrassik maneuver

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Jen·dras·sik ma·neu·ver

(yĕn-drah'sik),

a method of emphasizing the patellar reflex: the subject hooks the hands together by the flexed fingers and pulls against them with all possible strength.

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Jendrassik maneuver

Neurology A method of enhancing the patellar reflex by briskly yanking at the leg

Jen·dras·sik ma·neu·ver

(yen-drah'sik mă-nū'vĕr)

A method of emphasizing the patellar reflex: the subject hooks the hands together by the flexed fingers and pulls against them with all possible strength.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Jendrassik,

Ernö, Hungarian physician, 1858-1921.

Jendrassik maneuver - a method of emphasizing the patellar reflex: the subject hooks his hands together by the flexed fingers and pulls against them with all his strength.

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