Crossed reflex
crossed reflex n.
A reflex movement on one side of the body in response to a stimulus applied to the opposite side.
Read Also:
- Crossed wires
noun A misunderstanding: crossing of the political wires (1930+)
- Crosser
[kraws, kros] /krɔs, krɒs/ noun 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times. 2. any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines. 3. a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable […]
- Crossest
[kraws, kros] /krɔs, krɒs/ noun 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times. 2. any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines. 3. a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable […]
- Crossette
[kraw-set, kro-] /krɔˈsɛt, krɒ-/ noun, Architecture. 1. a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
- Cross-examination
[kraws-ig-zam-in, kros-] /ˈkrɔs ɪgˈzæm ɪn, ˈkrɒs-/ verb (used with object), cross-examined, cross-examining. 1. to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely. 2. Law. to examine (a witness called by the opposing side), as for the purpose of discrediting the witness’s testimony. verb (transitive) 1. (law) to examine (a witness […]