Definition of Reflex

1. Noun. An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.


2. Adjective. Without volition or conscious control. "Sneezing is reflexive"
Exact synonyms: Automatic, Reflexive
Category relationships: Physiology
Similar to: Involuntary

Definition of Reflex

1. a. Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.

2. n. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.

3. v. t. To reflect.

Definition of Reflex

1. to bend back [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Reflex

1. 1. Reflected. 2. A reflected action or movement, the sum total of any particular involuntary activity. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reflex

reflectometries
reflectometry
reflector
reflector
reflectorise
reflectorize
reflectorized
reflectorizes
reflectorizing
reflectors
reflects
reflet
reflets
reflew
reflex (current term)
reflex (current term)
reflex(a)
reflexed
reflexed
reflexes
reflexing
reflexion
reflexions
reflexive
reflexively
reflexiveness
reflexivenesses
reflexives
reflexive pronoun
reflexive verb

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