reflex : Idioms & Phrases

• noun reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina
  

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• noun an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
  acquired reflex; conditional response; conditional reaction; conditioned response; conditioned reaction; conditional reflex.
  

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• noun extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
  Babinski; Babinski sign.
  

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• noun an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
  acquired reflex; conditional response; conditional reaction; conditioned response; conditioned reaction; conditional reflex.
  

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• noun an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
  acquired reflex; conditional response; conditional reaction; conditioned response; conditioned reaction; conditional reflex.
  

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• noun normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
  defecation reflex.
  

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• noun normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth
  gag reflex.
  

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• noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; physiological reaction; reflex.
  

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• noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; physiological reaction; reflex.
  

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• noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; physiological reaction; reflex.
  

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• noun a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
  knee jerk; knee-jerk reflex.
  

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• noun reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
  myosis; miosis; light reflex.
  

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• noun relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder
  

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• noun a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
  Moro reflex.
  

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• noun reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
  myotactic reflex.
  

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• noun a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
  knee jerk; knee-jerk reflex.
  

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• . See Knee jerk, under Knee.

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• noun normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth
  gag reflex.
  

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• noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
  horripilation; goose bump; gooseflesh; goose pimple; goosebump; goose skin.
  

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• noun flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)
  

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• noun reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
  myosis; miosis; light reflex.
  

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• noun normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
  defecation reflex.
  

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• noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; physiological reaction; reflex.
  

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• (Physiol.), any action performed involuntarily in consequence of an impulse or impression transmitted along afferent nerves to a nerve center, from which it is reflected to an efferent nerve, and so calls into action certain muscles, organs, or cells.

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• noun an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)
  

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• noun the neural path of a reflex
  

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• noun camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed
  

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• noun a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation
  

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• (Physiol.), an excito-motory nerve. See Exito-motory.

Webster 1913

• noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; physiological reaction; reflex.
  

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• noun reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek
  

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• noun a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
  Moro reflex.
  

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• noun reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
  myotactic reflex.
  

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• noun reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk
  

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• (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See Knee jerk, under Knee.

Webster 1913

• noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; physiological reaction; reflex.
  

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