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English noun: reflex action

1. reflex action (act) an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus


Synonymsinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex response, unconditioned reflex


Broader (hypernym)reaction, response


Narrower (hyponym)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









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