HyperDic: babinski_sign

English > 1 sense of the expression Babinski sign:
NOUNactBabinski sign, Babinski, Babinski reflexextension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front
English > Babinski sign: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningextension 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.
SynonymsBabinski, Babinski reflex
Broaderreflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reactionAn automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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