1. To bend back. 2. To throw back, as of radiant energy from a surface. 3. To meditate; to think over a matter. 4. To send back a motor impulse in response to a sensory stimulus. [L. re- flecto, pp. -flexus, to bend back]
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re·flect ri-'flekt vt
1) to bend or fold back: impart a backward curve, bend, or fold to
2) to push or lay aside (as tissue or an organ) during surgery in order to gain access to the part to be operated on <the pleura were \reflected and later closed over the stump> vi to throw back light or sound: return rays, beams, or waves
Medical dictionary. 2011.