reflex vs rectal reflex

rectal reflex vs reflex

reflex and rectal reflex both are nouns.

reflex is an adjective but rectal reflex is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex	Yes	Yes	No	No
rectal reflex	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rectal reflex is a hyponym of reflex; that is, rectal reflex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflex:

reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
rectal reflex: normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum

Other hyponyms of reflex include accommodation reflex, Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation, blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking, blush, flush, disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, defecation reflex, oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning, electric shock, electrical shock, shock, breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind, gulp, gulping, knee-jerk reflex, knee jerk, patellar reflex, light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex, mydriasis, micturition reflex, gag reflex, pharyngeal reflex, goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, jump, start, startle, myotactic reflex, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, shake, shiver, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

reflex (noun)	rectal reflex (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum

reflex (adjective)	rectal reflex (adjective)
without volition or conscious control

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