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reaction - 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" |
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bodily function,
bodily process,
body process,
activity an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
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automatism any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
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rebound the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
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overreaction an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
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electrical skin response,
electrodermal response,
fere phenomenon,
galvanic skin response,
gsr,
psychogalvanic response,
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
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immune reaction,
immune response,
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
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tropism an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
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taxis the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
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kinesis a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
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double take a delayed reaction indicating surprise
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inborn reflex,
innate reflex,
instinctive reflex,
physiological reaction,
reflex,
reflex action,
reflex response,
unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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learned reaction,
learned response a reaction that has been acquired by learning
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passing,
passage success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
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answer a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
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transfusion reaction reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death
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reaction - doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism" |
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opposition,
resistance a body of people united in opposing something
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backlash an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
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reaction - extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election" |
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conservatism,
conservativism a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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reaction - a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp" |
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response the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
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reaction - (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction" |
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force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
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mechanics the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
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reaction - an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do" |
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thought,
idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
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