Here is a word I admire so much, I’ve named this blog in its honor. I am particularly fond of “an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus” as an apt descriptor for these posts.
eructation – a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex – an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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