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2. Red thread of fate - Wikipedia

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   Red thread of fate. The Red Thread of Fate ( Chinese: 姻緣紅線; pinyin: Yīnyuán hóngxiàn ), also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage, and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology. [ 1][ 2] It is commonly thought of as an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one ...

3. Stretch reflex - Wikipedia

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   The stretch reflex ( myotatic reflex ), or more accurately "muscle stretch reflex", is a muscle contraction in response to stretching a muscle. The function of the reflex is generally thought to be maintaining the muscle at a constant length but the response is often coordinated across multiple muscles and even joints. [ 1]

4. Witch's ladder - Wikipedia

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   Witch's ladder. A witch's ladder (also known as "rope and feathers", witches' ladder, witches ladder, or witch ladder) is a practice, in folk magic or witchcraft, that is made from knotted cord or hair, that normally constitutes a spell. Charms are knotted or braided with specific magical intention into the cords.

5. Muscle spindle - Wikipedia

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   Muscle spindles are found within the belly of a skeletal muscle. Muscle spindles are fusiform (spindle-shaped), and the specialized fibers that make up the muscle spindle are called intrafusal muscle fibers. The regular muscle fibers outside of the spindle are called extrafusal muscle fibers. Muscle spindles have a capsule of connective tissue ...

6. Spermatic cord - Wikipedia

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   The spermatic cord is the cord-like structure in males formed by the vas deferens ( ductus deferens) and surrounding tissue that runs from the deep inguinal ring down to each testicle. Its serosal covering, the tunica vaginalis, is an extension of the peritoneum that passes through the transversalis fascia. Each testicle develops in the lower ...

7. Silver cord - Wikipedia

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   Silver cord. The silver cord in metaphysical studies and literature, also known as the sutratma or life thread of the antahkarana, refers to a life-giving linkage from the higher self ( atma) down to the physical body. It also refers to an extended synthesis of this thread and a second (the consciousness thread, passing from the soul to the ...