reflex

Words with a similar base: inborn_reflex, innate_reflex, instinctive_reflex, reflex, reflex_action, reflex_response, reflexive, unconditioned_reflex

'reflex'

[reflex.n.01] as in: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

'reflex'

[automatic.s.02] as in: without volition or conscious control

Examples:
the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
a reflex knee jerk
sneezing is reflexive

Origins

					reflex (English)
└── reflexus (Latin)

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