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רפלקס (קפיצה)

Rafalakas (kafitza)

Translations

Hebrew
רפלקס (קפיצה)
English
jerk
Russian
Рефлекс (вздрагивание)
Arabic
نفضة
Pronunciation
Rafalakas (kafitza)

"jerk" in Hebrew is רפלקס (קפיצה) (Rafalakas (kafitza)). In Russian it is Рефлекс (вздрагивание), and in Arabic نفضة. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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