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Definition of Physiological reaction
1. Noun. An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.
Specialized synonyms: Accommodation Reflex, Babinski, Babinski Reflex, Babinski Sign, Belch, Belching, Burp, Burping, Eructation, Blink, Blinking, Eye Blink, Nictation, Nictitation, Wink, Winking, Blush, Flush, Disgorgement, Emesis, Puking, Regurgitation, Vomit, Vomiting, Defecation Reflex, Rectal Reflex, Oscitance, Oscitancy, Yawn, Yawning, Electric Shock, Electrical Shock, Shock, Breaking Wind, Fart, Farting, Flatus, Wind, Gulp, Gulping, Knee Jerk, Knee-jerk Reflex, Patellar Reflex, Light Reflex, Miosis, Myosis, Pupillary Reflex, Mydriasis, Micturition Reflex, Gag Reflex, Pharyngeal Reflex, Goose Bump, Goose Pimple, Goose Skin, Goosebump, Gooseflesh, Horripilation, Pilomotor Reflex, Plantar Reflex, Rooting Reflex, Jump, Start, Startle, Myotactic Reflex, Stretch Reflex, Suckling Reflex, Shake, Shiver, Tremble, Sneeze, Sneezing, Sternutation, Hiccough, Hiccup, Singultus
Generic synonyms: Reaction, Response
Derivative terms: Reflex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physiological Reaction
Literary usage of Physiological reaction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry by Olof Hammarsten, Sven Gustaf Hedin (1914)
"According to a few investigators the physiological reaction is alkaline, and an
acid reaction depends upon an admixture of fatty acids from the sebum. ..."
2. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry: By John A. Mandel by Olof Hammarsten (1908)
"Filtered perspiration is a clear, colorless fluid with a salty taste and of
different odors from different parts of the body. The physiological reaction is ..."
3. A Text-book of physiological chemistry by Olof Hammarsten, John Alfred Mandel (1908)
"The physiological reaction is acid, according to most statements. ... According to
a few investigators the physiological reaction is alkaline, ..."
4. The Physical Basis of Mind ...: Being the Second Series of Problems of Life by George Henry Lewes (1877)
"I mean, that no organ isolated from the organism is capable of a physiological
reaction—only of a physico- chemical reaction; and sensation depends on (is) ..."
5. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry by Olof Hammarsten (1900)
"The physiological reaction is acid, according to most statements. ... According to
a few investigators the physiological reaction is alkaline, ..."
6. The Case for the Shorter Work Day. Franklin O. Bunting, Plaintiff in Error by Felix Frankfurter, Josephine Clara Goldmark, Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1915)
"The time of physiological reaction, or simply physiological time, is the name
given to the interval between the occurrence of an electric spark, ..."
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