Definition of Babinski reflex

1. Noun. 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.


Medical Definition of Babinski reflex

1. Extension of the great toe and abduction of the other toes instead of the normal flexion reflex to plantar stimulation, considered indicative of pyramidal tract involvement ("positive" Babinski). Synonym: Babinski reflex, Babinski's phenomenon, great-toe reflex, paradoxical extensor reflex, toe phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Babinski Reflex

babiche
babiches
babied
babier
babies
babies'-breath
babies' slippers
babiest
babillard
babingtonite
Babinski
Babinski's phenomenon
Babinski's sign
Babinski's syndrome
Babinski reflex
Babinski reflex
Babinski sign
babiroussa
babirusa
babirusas
babirussa
babirussa
babirussas
babka
babkas
bablah
bablah
bablahs
baboo
babool

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