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BABINSKI SIGN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Babinski; Babinski reflex; Babinski sign
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Babinski sign" is a kind of...):
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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