reflex action vs light reflex

light reflex vs reflex action

reflex action and light reflex both are nouns.

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

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

reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
light reflex: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

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, 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)	light reflex (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

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