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Definition of Reflex
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
2. Adjective. Without volition or conscious control. "Sneezing is reflexive"
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. Noun. An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. ¹
2. Noun. (linguistics) A corresponding phoneme in a daughter language. ¹
3. Adjective. Bent, turned back or reflected. ¹
4. Adjective. Produced automatically by a stimulus. ¹
5. Adjective. (geometry of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees. ¹
6. Verb. to bend, turn back or reflect ¹
7. Verb. to respond to a stimulus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reflex
1. to bend back [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Reflex
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Literary usage of Reflex
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1. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"Irreversibility of direction of conduction in reflex-arcs. ... Independence between
the rhythm of the reflex-discharge and the rhythm of the external ..."
2. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"Irreversibility of direction of conduction in reflex-arcs. ... Independence between
the rhythm of the reflex-discharge and the rhythm of the external ..."
3. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"Irreversibility of direction of conduction in reflex-arcs. ... Independence between
the rhythm of the reflex-discharge and the rhythm of the external ..."
4. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"The application of the term reflex to such acts seems to have been made ...
Some of the earlier physiologists thought that the reflex might occur in the ..."
5. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"reflex ACTIONS. Definition and Historical.—By a reflex action we mean the
involuntary production of activity in some peripheral tissue through the efferent ..."
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