See Also: tendo Achillis reflex(medicine)
tendo Achillis(medicine)
bursa achillis(medicine)
tendo-(medicine)
tendo(dictionary)
tendo-(dictionary)
tendo palpebrarum(medicine)
tendo achilles(medicine)
tendo calcaneus(medicine)
tendo conjunctivus(medicine)

septentrional (iou) and tendo Achillis reflex (medicine)


septentrional (iou)



septentrional adjective & noun. Now arch. rare. LME.
[Latin septentrionalis, formed as SEPTENTRION: see -AL1.]
A. adjective. Belonging to the north, northern; pertaining to northern countries. LME.
B. noun. = SEPTENTRION noun 2. Only in LME.

tendo Achillis reflex (medicine)


tendo Achillis reflex -->
Achilles reflex


A contraction of the calf muscles when the tendo calcaneus is sharply struck.

Synonym: ankle jerk, ankle reflex, tendo Achillis reflex, triceps surae reflex.