knee jerk vs unconditioned reflex

knee jerk and unconditioned reflex both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

knee jerk (noun)	unconditioned reflex (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 vs unconditioned reflex

knee jerk and unconditioned reflex both are nouns.

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