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Definition of Moro reflex
1. Noun. A normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs.
Medical Definition of Moro reflex
1. The reflex response of an infant (contraction of the limb and neck muscles) when allowed to drop a short distance through the air or startled by a sudden noise or jolt. Synonym: Moro reflex, parachute reflex, startle reaction. Synonym: cochleopalpebral reflex. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moro Reflex
Literary usage of Moro reflex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide for Using Medical Batteries: Showing the Most Approved Apparatus by Alfred Charles Garratt (1867)
"... more sensation or pain, moro reflex action. B and C yields the ordinary faradaic
current, and is probably the one that is most frequently required ..."
2. Acute Perinatal Asphyxia in Term Infants: Report of the Workshopedited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz edited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz (1997)
"Neonatal factors that were found to be of predictive value included: an abnormal
neurological exam on discharge; an absent Moro reflex for >6 days; ..."
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