myosis vs reflex action

reflex action vs myosis

myosis and reflex action both are nouns.

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

As nouns, reflex action is a hypernym of myosis; that is, reflex action 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
reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Other hypernyms of myosis include inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex response, unconditioned reflex.

myosis (noun)	reflex action (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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