reflex vs singultus

singultus vs reflex

reflex and singultus both are nouns.

reflex is an adjective but singultus is not an adjective.

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

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

reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
singultus: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

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, rectal 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.

reflex (noun)	singultus (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

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

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