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PLANTAR REFLEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("plantar reflex" 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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