What is "reflex" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does reflex mean in English? Meaning of reflex definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "reflex" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "reflex": an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Noun

  • Meaning: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  • Synonyms: inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex
  • Hyponyms: accommodation reflex babinski babinski reflex babinski sign belch belching blink blinking blush breaking wind burp burping defecation reflex disgorgement electric shock electrical shock emesis eructation eye blink fart farting flatus flush gag reflex goose bump goose pimple goose skin goosebump gooseflesh gulp gulping hiccough hiccup horripilation jump knee jerk knee-jerk reflex light reflex micturition reflex miosis mydriasis myosis myotactic reflex nictation nictitation oscitance oscitancy patellar reflex pharyngeal reflex pilomotor reflex plantar reflex puking pupillary reflex rectal reflex regurgitation rooting reflex shake shiver shock singultus sneeze sneezing start startle sternutation stretch reflex suckling reflex tremble vomit vomiting wind wink winking yawn yawning
  • Hypernyms: reaction response
  • Hyphenation: ref‧lex

    Meaning of "reflex": without volition or conscious control

    Adjective

  • Meaning: without volition or conscious control
  • Example: the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light a reflex knee jerk sneezing is reflexive
  • Synonyms: automatic reflex reflexive
  • Similar: involuntary
  • Hyphenation: ref‧lex

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    reflex in English: reflex
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