reflex

automatic, subconscious response to a stimulus
Intangible biological_process Q179405
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reflex

Summary

reflex is a biological process[1]. reflex draws 340 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #71 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • reflex's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • reflex is a type of response to external stimulus[4].
  • reflex is a type of motor control[5].
  • reflex's Commons category is recorded as Reflexes[6].
  • reflex's said to be the same as is recorded as involuntary action[7].
  • reflex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reflexes[8].
  • reflex's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • reflex's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • reflex's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • reflex's topic has template is recorded as Template:Reflex[12].
  • reflex's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C78342[13].
  • reflex's different from is recorded as classical conditioning[14].
  • reflex's different from is recorded as Q56304506[15].
  • reflex's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060004[16].
  • reflex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

Body

Definition and Type

reflex's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. Recorded subclass of include response to external stimulus[4] and motor control[5].

Influence

Things named for reflex include 9M119 Svir[18], a missile model[19].

Why It Matters

reflex draws 340 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #71 of 442).[2] reflex has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] reflex is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for reflex include 9M119 Svir[18], a missile model[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from classical conditioning, Q56304506
    Aliases
    Subclass of response to external stimulus, motor control
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2944, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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