Paradoxical contraction
paradoxical contraction n.
A contraction of the shin muscles in response to sudden backward flexing of the foot, as during a physical examination.
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- Paradoxicality
[par-uh-dok-si-kuh l] /ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl/ adjective 1. having the nature of a ; self-contradictory. 2. Medicine/Medical. not being the normal or usual kind: Stimulants are a paradoxical, albeit effective, medication used for certain forms of hyperactivity. adj. 1580s, from paradox + -ical. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, […]
- Paradoxically
[par-uh-dok-si-kuh l] /ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl/ adjective 1. having the nature of a ; self-contradictory. 2. Medicine/Medical. not being the normal or usual kind: Stimulants are a paradoxical, albeit effective, medication used for certain forms of hyperactivity. adj. 1580s, from paradox + -ical. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, […]