reflex arc
noun Physiology.
the nerve pathways followed by an impulse during a reflex.
Origin of reflex arc
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby reflex arc
reflector,
reflectorize,
reflet,
reflex,
reflex angle,
reflex arc,
reflex camera,
reflex cough,
reflex epilepsy,
reflex inhibition,
reflex ligament
British Dictionary definitions for reflex arc
reflex arc
noun
physiol
the neural pathway over which impulses travel to produce a reflex action, consisting of at least one afferent (receptor) and one efferent (effector) neuron
Medical definitions for reflex arc
reflex arc
n.
The route followed by nerve impulses to produce a reflex act, from the periphery through the afferent nerve to the nervous system, and thence through the efferent nerve to the effector organ.