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Babinski
see synonyms of babinskiNoun
1. 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; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
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Babinski
see synonyms of babinskinoun
physiology
the reflex curling upwards of the toes (instead of inwards) when the sole of the foot is stroked, normal in infants below the age of two but a pathological condition in adults
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