reflex
/rˈiflɛks/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
Noun
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Synonyms
automatic
inborn reflex
innate reflex
instinctive reflex
physiological reaction
reflex action
reflex response
reflexive
unconditioned reflex
More Specific Terms
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