physiological reaction

1. 1.

   an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

   Synonymsreflexreflex responsereflex actioninstinctive reflexinnate reflexinborn reflexunconditioned reflex

   Broaderreaction

   Narroweraccommodation reflexBabinskibelchblinkblushvomitdefecation reflexyawnelectric shockfart

Questions about physiological reaction

What does physiological reaction mean?

physiological reaction means "an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus".

What is another word for physiological reaction?

Close synonyms include reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is physiological reaction a common word?

physiological reaction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.