innate reflex vs hiccup

hiccup vs innate reflex

innate reflex and hiccup both are nouns.

innate reflex is not a verb while hiccup is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
innate reflex	Yes	No	No	No
hiccup	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

innate reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
hiccup: (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 innate 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, hiccough, singultus.

innate reflex (noun)	hiccup (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

innate reflex (verb)	hiccup (verb)
	breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

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