reflex
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(noun) an automatic reaction |
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Synonyms: physiological reaction |
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Related Words: Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, accommodation reflex, belch, belching, blink, breaking wind, burp, burping, electric shock, electrical shock, eructation, eye blink, fart, farting, flatus, gulp, gulping, hiccough, hiccup, jump, knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex, plantar reflex, reaction, response, shake, shiver, shock, singultus, sneeze, sneezing, start, startle, sternutation, suckling reflex, tremble, wind |
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(satellite adjective) (physiology) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" |
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Synonyms: automatic, reflexive |
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