WordCmp.com

miosis vs inborn reflex

inborn reflex vs miosis

miosis and inborn reflex both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miosis Yes No No No
inborn reflex Yes No No No
As nouns, inborn reflex is a hypernym of miosis; that is, inborn reflex is a word with a broader meaning than miosis:
  • miosis: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
  • inborn reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Other hypernyms of miosis include innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex.
miosis (noun) inborn reflex (noun)
reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Difference between miosis and inborn reflex

Words related to "miosis"

Words related to "inborn reflex"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.