Reflex

/ˈɹiː.flɛks/ noun

Definition

An automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus, not involving conscious thought, controlled by simple neural pathways.

Etymology

From Latin 'reflexus' meaning 'a bending back,' from 'reflectere' (to bend back).

Kelly Says

A reflex is your body's autopilot — you don't think about pulling your hand from a hot stove, your spinal cord handles it before the message even reaches your brain!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምላሽ
ARالعربية
انعكاس
BNবাংলা
প্রতিফলন
CACatalà
reflex
CSČeština
reflex
DADansk
refleks
DEDeutsch
Reflex
ELΕλληνικά
αντανάκλαση
ESEspañol
reflejo
FAفارسی
منعکس
FISuomi
refleksi
FRFrançais
réflexe
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા
HAHA
amsa
HEעברית
רפלקס
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिक्रिया
HUMagyar
reflex
IDBahasa Indonesia
refleks
IGIG
azubike
ITItaliano
riflesso
JA日本語
反射
KKKK
рефлекс
KMKM
ឆ្លើយតប
KO한국어
반사
MRMR
प्रतिक्रिया
MSBahasa Melayu
refleks
MYမြန်မာ
တုံ့ပြန်
NLNederlands
reflex
NONorsk
reflex
PAPA
ردعمل
PLPolski
odruch
PTPortuguês
reflexo
RORomână
reflex
RUРусский
рефлекс
SVSvenska
reflex
SWKiswahili
tendaji
TAதமிழ்
பிரதिபिल
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిబింబం
THไทย
สมาธิ
TLTL
repleks
TRTürkçe
refleks
UKУкраїнська
рефлекс
URاردو
ردعمل
VITiếng Việt
phản xạ
YOYO
idahun
ZH中文
反射
ZUZU
ukuphendulela

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