Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) meiosis, miosis, reduction division ((genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants))
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) automatism (any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy))
S: (n) rebound (a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration) "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
S: (n) overreaction (an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) tropism (an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source)
S: (n) taxis (a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism)
S: (n) kinesis (a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation)
S: (n) passage, passing (a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another) "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
S: (n) answer (a nonverbal reaction) "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
S: (n) 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)