Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gag_reflex

1 sense of gag reflex

Sense 1
pharyngeal reflex, gag reflex -- (normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth)
       => reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction -- (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)