HyperDic: babinski

English > 1 sense of the word *Babinski*:
NOUN	act	Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign	extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front

Babinski > pronunciation
Sounds	bahbih'nskiy
Rhymes	achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy...

English > *Babinski*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
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 reflex, Babinski sign
Broader	reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction	An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus