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something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety" multiplicative inverse: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a" reciprocal cross: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
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| reciprocal innervation |
René Descartes (1596-1650) was one of the first to conceive a model of reciprocal innervation (in 1626) as the principle that provides for the control of agonist and antagonist muscles. The concept of reciprocal innervation is associated with the notion of paired muscular activity. Skeletal muscles exist in antagonistic pairs, which work against one another. In order to reach optimum efficiency, one is inhibited while the other is excited. ...
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| reciprocal |
the flip of a fraction when dividing fractions
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| reciprocal translocation |
re-SIP-ro-kal tranz-lo-CAY-shun Two nonhomologous chromosomes exchanging parts. 301
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| reciprocal |
Alternating, as feet alternate in walking.
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