reflex response vs hiccup

hiccup vs reflex response

reflex response and hiccup both are nouns.

reflex response is not a verb while hiccup is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex response	Yes	No	No	No
hiccup	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

reflex response: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
hiccup: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

Other hyponyms of reflex response 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, 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, singultus.

reflex response (noun)	hiccup (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

reflex response (verb)	hiccup (verb)
	breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

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