knee-jerk reflex vs reflex action

knee-jerk reflex and reflex action both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knee-jerk reflex	Yes	No	No	No
reflex action	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reflex action is a hypernym of knee-jerk reflex; that is, reflex action is a word with a broader meaning than knee-jerk reflex:

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

Other hypernyms of knee-jerk reflex include inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex response, unconditioned reflex.

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

knee-jerk reflex vs reflex action

knee-jerk reflex and reflex action both are nouns.

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