accommodation reflex | reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina |
Babinski Babinski reflex Babinski sign | extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front, normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
neck exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles |
defecation reflex rectal reflex | normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum |
reflex reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
conditional reflex conditioned reflex acquired reflex conditional reaction conditioned reaction conditional response conditioned response | an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus |
knee jerk knee-jerk reflex patellar reflex | a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon |
startle reflex Moro reflex | a normal reflex of young infants, a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs |
light reflex pupillary reflex miosis myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
micturition reflex | relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder |
pharyngeal reflex gag reflex | normal reflex consisting of retching, may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth |
pilomotor reflex gooseflesh goose bump goosebump goose pimple goose skin horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
plantar reflex | flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of years, under years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) |
rooting reflex | reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek |
stretch reflex myotactic reflex | reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled, important in maintaining erect posture |
suckling reflex | reflex behavior in newborn mammals, includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
choker ruff ruffle neck ruff | a high tight collar |
crew neck crew neckline | a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters |
neck neck opening | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer, a part of the garment near the wearer's neck |
neck | a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form, the banjo had a long neck, the bottle had a wide neck |
neck brace | a brace worn to steady the neck |
reflex camera | camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed |
turtleneck turtle polo-neck | a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar |
turtleneck collar polo-neck collar | a high close-fitting turnover collar |
V neck | the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V |
reflex arc | the neural path of a reflex |
neck cervix | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body, he admired her long graceful neck, the horse won by a neck |
bull neck | a thick short powerful neck |
cervical vertebra neck bone | one of vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region |
annoyance bother botheration pain infliction pain in the neck pain in the ass | something or someone that causes trouble, a source of unhappiness, washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer, a bit of a bother, he's not a friend, he's an infliction |
neck sweetbread throat sweetbread | edible thymus gland of an animal |
neck | a cut of meat from the neck of an animal |
beef neck | a cut of beef from the neck of the animal |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
vicinity locality neighborhood neighbourhood neck of the woods | a surrounding or nearby region, the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville, it is a rugged locality, he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood, I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods |
neck | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land |
pain pain in the neck nuisance | a bothersome annoying person, that kid is a terrible pain |
swan orchid swanflower swan-flower swanneck swan-neck | any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan |
reflex angle | an angle greater thandegrees (but less than ) |
reflex epilepsy | a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation |
neck make out | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion, The couple were necking in the back seat of the car |
neck and neck head-to-head nip and tuck | inconclusive as to outcome, close or just even in a race or comparison or competition, as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck, the election was a nip and tuck affair |
neck-deep up to my neck up to your neck up to her neck up to his neck up to our necks up to their neck | deeply involved, neck-deep in work, up to their necks in debt |
automatic reflex(a) reflexive | without volition or conscious control, the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light, a reflex knee jerk, sneezing is reflexive |
neck and neck head-to-head nip and tuck | even or close in a race or competition or comparison, the horses ran neck and neck, he won nip and tuck |