Related Words for reflex

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involuntary
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Adjective, Adjective
reflexive
x/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
automatic
xx/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
instinctive
x/x
Adjective
instinct
/x
Noun
spasm
/x
Noun
autonomic
xx/x
Adjective
pavlovian
x/xx
Noun
impulse
/x
Noun
neuromuscular
/x/xx
Noun
twitch
/
Noun
stimulation
xx/x
Noun
flinching
/x
Verb
saccadic
/xx
Adjective
recoil
x/
Noun
reaction
x/x
Noun
extensor
x/x
Noun, Verb
convulsion
x/x
Noun
spasmodic
x/x
Adjective
ocular
/xx
Adjective
neurological
xx/xx
Adjective
pupillary
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Noun, Adjective
optic
/x
Adjective
postural
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Adjective
innervation
/x/x
Noun
neural
/x
Noun
nerve
/
Noun
phrenic
/x
Noun
limbic
/x
Noun
convulsive
x/x
Adjective
reactionary
x/xxx
Adjective
vagal
/x
Noun
ganglionic
xx/x
Noun
stimulus
/xx
Noun
deflection
x/x
Noun
sensation
x/x
Noun
depressor
x/x
Noun
vestibular
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Noun
grimace
/x
Noun
parasympathetic
xxxx/x
Adjective
reticular
x/xx
Noun
salivation
/x/x
Noun
diaphragmatic
/xx/x
Adjective
physiological
xxx/xx
Adjective
peristaltic
/xxx
Adjective
response
x/
Noun
habit
/x
Noun
reaction time
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
impetus
/xx
Noun
emotion
x/x
Noun
jump
/
Noun
sensing
/x
Noun
compulsion
x/x
Noun
latency
/xx
Noun
accord
x/
Noun
gag reflex
//x
Phrase, Noun
start
/
Noun
repression
x/x
Noun
nervous system
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
arousal
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun
priming
/x
Noun
gagging
/x
Noun, Verb
rooting
/x
Noun, Verb
shutdown
/x
Noun
electric shock
x/x/
Name, Name
reactivity
xx/xx
Noun
rigour
//
Noun
body language
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
habituation
x/x/x
Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
action
/x
Noun
ejaculation
xxx/x
Noun
autoregulation
/xxx/x
Noun
hypersensitivity
xx/xxxx
Noun
moro
/x
Adjective, Name
blink
/
Adjective
orienting
/xxx
Adjective
righting
/x
Verb
grasp
/
Adjective
conditioned
x/x
Adjective
cough
/
Adjective
stretch
/
Adjective
triceps
/x
Adjective
carotid
x/x
Noun
elicitation
x/x/x
Noun
jerk
/
Noun
psychophysiology
xx/x/xx
Noun
unconditioned
xx/x
Adjective
tonic
/x
Adjective
crossed
/
Adjective
tendon
/x
Verb
flexor
/x
Adjective
patellar
x/x
Adjective
swallowing
/xx
Verb
plantar
/x
Adjective
sucking
/x
Verb
corneal
x/
Adjective
biceps
/x
Adjective
emetic
x/x
Adjective
activator
/xxx
Noun
afferent
/xx
Noun, Adjective
allosteric
/x/x
Adjective, Noun
anticipatory
x/xxxx
Adjective
belch
/
Noun, Verb
burp
/
Noun, Verb
cholinergic
xxxx
Adjective, Noun
evoked
x/
Adjective
excitatory
x/xxx
Adjective
fart
/
Noun, Verb
fig
/
Name, Verb
formative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
function
/x
Noun, Verb
glare
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gulp
/
Noun, Verb
hiccup
/x
Noun, Verb
homeostatic
xxx/x
Adjective
hormonal
/xx
Adjective
knee jerk
//
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
mechanism
/xxx
Noun
mirror
/x
Noun, Verb
myogenic
/x/x
Adjective
pharyngeal
//xx
Adjective, Noun
phasic
/x
Adjective
pulsation
/xx
Noun
reflection
x/x
Noun
reflective
x/x
Adjective
reflects
x/
Verb
shake
/
Verb, Noun
shiver
/x
Noun, Verb
shock
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stimulant
/xx
Noun, Adjective
synergistic
xx/x
Adjective
tangible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
tremble
/x
Verb, Noun
vasomotor
/x/x
Adjective
visceral
/xx
Adjective
volition
x/x
Noun
vomit
/x
Noun, Verb
wind
/
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
shirtless
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
sorta
/x
Adverb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun