inborn reflex vs knee jerk

knee jerk vs inborn reflex

inborn reflex and knee jerk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inborn reflex	Yes	No	No	No
knee jerk	Yes	No	No	No

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

inborn reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
knee jerk: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

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, 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, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

inborn reflex (noun)	knee jerk (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

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