reflex action vs gag reflex

gag reflex vs reflex action

reflex action and gag reflex both are nouns.

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

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

reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
gag reflex: normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth

Other hyponyms of reflex action 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, 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 action (noun)	gag reflex (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth

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