reflex

(s) without volition or conscious control
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
reflexive, automatic,

Nouns

(n) an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex,

Synonyms

inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex reflexive automatic

Words of close approximity

reflux

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