inborn reflex vs horripilation

horripilation vs inborn reflex

inborn reflex and horripilation both are nouns.

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

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

inborn reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
horripilation: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

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, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, jump, start, startle, myotactic reflex, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, shake, shiver, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

inborn reflex (noun)	horripilation (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

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