reflex action vs knee jerk

knee jerk vs reflex action

reflex action and knee jerk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex action	Yes	No	No	No
knee jerk	Yes	No	No	No

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

reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
knee jerk: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

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, 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 action (noun)	knee jerk (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

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