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reflex | American Dictionary

reflex
noun[ Cusually pl ]
us/ˈriˌfleks/
a sudden, automatic reaction to something:
He’s strong, always has good positioning, and his reflexes are fantastic.
biology
A reflex is also an automatic reaction involving nerve cells that is not controlled by the brain, and, therefore, does not involve choice, for example, sneezing or vomiting

Examples of reflex

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374 neurologist for neurological signs, including assessment of motility, passive movements, reflexes, facial musculature, strabismus, nystagmus, foot posture, and gait.
I have studied this problem myself and learned that it is hopeless to try to assemble such a device from the elements modeling conditional reflexes.
Reward-based processes weigh in only in modifying what the individual attends to, and which empathic reflexes she will attempt to inhibit.
Operating at the same level as this system are brainstem pathways for unlearned responses to stimuli, including reflexes.
A standard group of muscles were evaluated for weakness and muscle stretch reflexes.
Each animal also underwent neurological examination including evaluation of gait, reflexes and cranial nerve responses.
At the lowest level are the reflexes that control individual digit or joint motion.
The head rotation should however be lower than the trunk rotation since visual and vestibular head reflexes will operate to stabilize head in space.
Anesthetic level was such that no corneal reflexes were apparent.
Deep tendon reflexes were symmetrical and normal in both upper and lower extremities.
The target article makes a correct point that properties of muscles and their reflexes are unpredictable in advance.
Both plural endings are reflexes of the old -urn; the variation comes from the dropping of -n or not.
The test consists of 27 items rated on 9-point scales, as well as 17 reflexes rated as low, medium, or high.
With progression, some have vibration and proprioception loss, abnormal saccades, nystagmus, ophthalmoparesis, mild optic atrophy, hypertonia (usually early), hypotonia (later), and decreased deep tendon reflexes.
Sympathetic block from high spinal anaesthesia can affect cardiac function and reflexes in several ways.
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Collocations withreflex

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These are words often used in combination with reflex.

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conditioned reflex
The latter is a conditional or conditioned reflex; it is individually acquired and variable, a response to signals of forthcoming stimuli, like all learned behavior.
corneal reflex
Damage to the spinal trigeminal nucleus causes absence of pain on the ipsilateral side of the face, as well as an absent corneal reflex.
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