ACCOMMODATION REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accommodation reflex mean? 

• ACCOMMODATION REFLEX (noun)
  The noun ACCOMMODATION REFLEX has 1 sense:

1. reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina

  Familiarity information: ACCOMMODATION REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCOMMODATION REFLEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("accommodation reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

 Context examples 

This causes contraction of the iris sphincter muscle (producing miosis) and the ciliary muscle (affecting the accommodation reflex).

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