Babinski reflex

Noun

Meaning

extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons

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Synonyms

Babinski Babinski sign rooting reflex Moro reflex grasp reflex plantar reflex startle reflex asymmetric tonic neck reflex march reflex positive support reflex blink reflex crawling reflex embracing reflex fencing reflex hoffmann's reflex
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Hypernyms

reflex reflex response innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex action

Close letter words and terms

babinka Babino Babinski Babinski sign babinski's reflex babinski's response