babinski sign
Noun
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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 (synset 100118087)is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulussame as: babinski, babinski reflex
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