reaction
response | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent, a bad reaction to the medicine, his responses have slowed with age |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
immune response
immune reaction
immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen |
anamnestic response
anamnestic reaction | renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen |
| humoral immune response | an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells |
| cell-mediated immune response | an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells |
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 |
learned reaction
learned response | a reaction that has been acquired by learning |
conditioned avoidance
conditioned avoidance response | a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus |
startle response
startle reaction | a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise), involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions |
manner mode
style
way fashion | how something is done or how it happens, her dignified manner, his rapid manner of talking, their nomadic mode of existence, in the characteristic New York style, a lonely way of life, in an abrasive fashion |
| frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
| response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals |
conditioned emotional response
CER
conditioned emotion | an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning |
mode
modal value | the most frequent value of a random variable |
asynchronous transfer mode
ATM | a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds, suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data, ATM is used for both LAN and WAN |
| response | a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister |
| reception response | the manner in which something is greeted, she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors |
| answer reply response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation, I waited several days for his answer, he wrote replies to several of his critics |
ecclesiastical mode
Gregorian mode
church mode
medieval mode | any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until , derived historically from the Greek mode |
| Greek mode | any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece |
mode
musical mode | any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave |
major key
major mode | a key whose harmony is based on the major scale |
minor key
minor mode | a key based on the minor scale |
reply
response | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange, he growled his reply |
| response | a result, this situation developed in response to events in Africa |
mood
mode modality | verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
modality
mode | a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility |
| mode | a particular functioning condition or arrangement, switched from keyboard to voice mode |
reaction time
response time
latency
latent period | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it |
latest
a la mode(p)
in style(p)
in vogue(p)
modish | in the current fashion or style |
| a la mode | with ice cream on top or on the side, we served the apple pie a la mode |