VDict - Definition of reflex

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reflex

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Adjective

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

Noun

an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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Synonyms:
automatic reflex(a) reflexive reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "reflex":
reflex raffles reflux
Words contain "reflex":
accommodation reflex acquired reflex act reflexively areflexia babinski reflex conditional reflex conditioned reflex defecation reflex gag reflex inborn reflex more...
Words contain "reflex" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
classical conditioning reflexology reflex gag reflex myotactic reflex stretch reflex pharyngeal reflex mydriasis moro reflex light reflex more...

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