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reflex

ref·lex

UK/ɹɪˈflɛks/ US/ˈriflɛks/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

without volition or conscious control

  • “the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light”
  • “a reflex knee jerk”
  • “sneezing is reflexive”
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Origin

From Late Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectere (“to bend back”), equivalent to re- + flex. Photography sense is from noun sense meaning “reflection”. Compare English reflect.

Phrases

  • abdominal reflex
  • abdominocardiac reflex
  • Achilles reflex
  • Achilles tendon reflex time
  • Babinski reflex
  • Babinski's reflex
  • bass reflex
  • Chaddock reflex
  • conditioned reflex
  • Cushing reflex
  • digital single-lens reflex
  • digital single-lens reflex camera

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