Startle Reaction

Domain	Definition
Health	A complex involuntary response to an unexpected strong stimulus usually auditory in nature. (references)
Medicine	The physiological response to a sudden stimulus. This emergency state is produced by an increased secretion of adrenalin, which in turn causes an increase in blood pressure, in sweating, in heart rate, in respiration rate, and in muscular contraction. Source: European Union. (references)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Startle Reaction

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Onset of the disorder usually occurs at 6 months of age. Symptoms may include motor weakness, startle reaction to sound, early blindness, progressive mental and motor deterioration, frequent respiratory infections, macrocephaly (an abnormally enlarged head), doll-like facial appearance, cherry-red spots in the back of the eyes, seizures, and myoclonus (shock-like contractions of a muscle). (references)
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Modern Translation: Startle Reaction

Language		Translations for "startle reaction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		startle refleks (startling effect). (various references)

Dutch		schrikreflex (startling effect). (various references)

Finnish		säpsähdysrefleksi (startling effect). (various references)

French		sursaut (start), tressaillement (startling effect), effet de surprise (startling effect), effet d'alarme (startling effect). (various references)

German		Schreckreaktion (startling effect), Erschrecken (affright, appal, be frightened, be startled, dismay, frighten, give a shock, give a start, horrify, make jump, scare, start, startle, terrify, to frighten, to horrify, to scare), Aufschrecken (be startled, jolt, rouse, scare, start up, startle, to scare). (various references)

Greek		φοβική αντίδραση (anxiety reaction, startling effect). (various references)

Italian		trasalimento (startling effect). (various references)

Pig Latin		artlestay eactionray

Portuguese		sobressalto (fright, gasp, habdabs, jar, jolt, jump, rumble-tumble, scare, shock, surprise), efeito de surpresa (startling effect), efeito de alarme (startling effect). (various references)

Spanish		sobresalto (fright, shock), reacción ante la sorpresa (startling effect). (various references)

Swedish		försvarsreaktion (startling effect), alarmreaktion (startling effect). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Startle Reaction

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	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-r-s-t-t-t"
	+4 letters: counterretaliations.
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Definition: Startle Reaction