Meanings
nounreflex response (plural reflex responses)
plural reflex responses
- medicineThe outcome carried out by the motor effector as a result of the reflex arc.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Similar
reflexreflex actioninstinctive reflexinnate reflexinborn reflexunconditioned reflexphysiological reaction
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