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Jaw hyporeflexia
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Reduced intensity of muscle tendon reflexes in jaw. [ ]
Term info
Label
Jaw hyporeflexia
Synonyms
- Mandibular hyporeflexia
comment
The jaw jerk is elicited by the examiner placing the tip of the index finger on a relaxed jaw, one that is about one-third open. One then taps briskly on the index finger with the other hand and notes the speed as the mandible is flexed.
created by
peter
creation date
2013-11-07T07:43:29Z
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0012392
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
Hyporeflexia and
inheres in some jaw muscle and
has modifier some abnormal)