réflexe

Definitions of réflexe
  1. noun
    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
    synonyms: réaction
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    tropisme
    an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
    passage
    a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
    réponse
    a nonverbal reaction
    rot, éructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    choc, sursaut
    a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
    chair de poule
    reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    frisson
    a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
    hoquet
    (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
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    fonction organique
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  2. noun
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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    rot, éructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    choc, sursaut
    a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
    chair de poule
    reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    frisson
    a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
    hoquet
    (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
    type of:
    réaction
    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
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