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ROOTING REFLEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rooting 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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