Reflex

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

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

Definition: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Definition: An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.

Verb

Definition: To bend, turn back or reflect.

Adjective

automatic reflex reflexive

Definition: without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

Definition: Bent, turned back or reflected.