What Is a Paronychia (Nail Infection)? An infection that develops along the edge of the fingernail or toenail is called a paronychia (pear-ah-NIK-ee-ah). It is the most common hand infection and, if left untreated, can progress to a more severe infection of the entire finger or toe.
reflex action. the involuntary functioning or movement of any organ or body part in response to a particular stimulus. The function or action occurs immediately, without the involvement of the will or consciousness. reflex action.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  reflexive(Noun) A reflexive pronoun. 2  reflexive(Adjective) Having a subject and object that are the same. 3  reflexive(Adjective) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).