inborn reflex vs oscitance

oscitance vs inborn reflex

inborn reflex and oscitance both are nouns.

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

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

inborn reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
oscitance: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

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, 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, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

inborn reflex (noun)	oscitance (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
	drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

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