reflex action vs patellar reflex

patellar reflex vs reflex action

reflex action and patellar reflex both are nouns.

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

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

reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
patellar reflex: 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, knee jerk, 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)	patellar reflex (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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