myosis vs inborn reflex

inborn reflex vs myosis

myosis and inborn reflex both are nouns.

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

As nouns, inborn reflex is a hypernym of myosis; that is, inborn reflex is a word with a broader meaning than myosis:

myosis: 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 myosis include innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex.

myosis (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
an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)

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