BABINSKI SIGN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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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