| has gloss | (noun) 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"
reaction, response |
| lexicalization | eng: reaction |
| lexicalization | eng: response |
| subclass of | (noun) an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
bodily function, activity, body process, bodily process |
| has subclass | (noun) a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
answer |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
transfusion reaction |
| has subclass | (noun) any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
automatism |
| has subclass | (noun) a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
rebound |
| has subclass | (noun) an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
overreaction |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
galvanic skin response, electrodermal response, psychogalvanic response, GSR, electrical skin response, Tarchanoff phenomenon, Fere phenomenon |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
immune response, immunologic response, immune reaction |
| has subclass | (noun) an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
tropism |
| has subclass | (noun) a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
taxis |
| has subclass | (noun) a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
kinesis |
| has subclass | (noun) a delayed reaction indicating surprise
double take |
| has subclass | (noun) an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
instinctive reflex, innate reflex, physiological reaction, unconditioned reflex, reflex response, reflex, inborn reflex, reflex action |
| has subclass | (noun) a reaction that has been acquired by learning
learned response, learned reaction |
| has subclass | (noun) a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
passing, passage |