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    BABINSKI

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 personsplay

    Synonyms:

    Babinski; Babinski reflex; Babinski sign

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("Babinski" 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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