reflex action vs myosis

myosis vs reflex action

reflex action and myosis both are nouns.

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

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

reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
myosis: 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, light reflex, miosis, 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)	myosis (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
	an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)

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