inborn reflex vs hiccough

hiccough vs inborn reflex

inborn reflex and hiccough both are nouns.

inborn reflex is not a verb while hiccough is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inborn reflex	Yes	No	No	No
hiccough	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hiccough is a hyponym of inborn reflex; that is, hiccough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inborn reflex:

inborn reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
hiccough: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

Other hyponyms of inborn reflex include accommodation reflex, Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation, blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking, blush, flush, disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, defecation reflex, rectal reflex, oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning, electric shock, electrical shock, shock, breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind, gulp, gulping, knee-jerk reflex, knee jerk, patellar reflex, light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex, mydriasis, micturition reflex, gag reflex, pharyngeal reflex, goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, jump, start, startle, myotactic reflex, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, shake, shiver, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccup, singultus.

inborn reflex (noun)	hiccough (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

inborn reflex (verb)	hiccough (verb)
	breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

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