Plural of reflex

regular plural

The plural of reflex is reflexes.

Forms of reflex

For a while, I shall have to make a conscious effort to smile, nod, stand and perform the thousands of little gestures which constitute life on Earth, and then those gestures will become reflexes again.1970, Stanisław Lem, trans. Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox, Solaris
He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
We get it: you're a vampire-killer, with the stakes and the reflexes and all that-- great job.”2021 September 2, Paul Simms, “The Prisoner” (11:30 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 1, spoken by The…. From the entry chillax
Pupils were 7 mm not reacting to light with absent vestibuloocular and corneal reflexes.2015 August 9, Jasem Y. Al-Hashel et al., “Diagnostic Dilemma in a Young Woman with Acute Headache: Delayed Diagnosis of Third Ventricular…. From the entry vestibuloocular
He told her my reflexes were not only on target but better than other babies.2015, Cheryl Forrester, Carl Sutton, Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood, Jessica Kingsley…. From the entry beyond one's years

noun An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
noun The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
noun The ancestor word corresponding to a descendant.

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