Medical Definition of Grasp reflex

1. An involuntary flexion of the fingers to tactile or tendon stimulation on the palm of the hand, producing an uncontrollable grasp; usually associated with frontal lobe lesions. Compare: darwinian reflex. Synonym: forced grasping reflex, grasp reflex. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grasp Reflex

Graptophyllum
Graptophyllum pictum
grapy
grasp
grasp
graspable
grasped
grasper
graspers
grasping
graspingly
graspingness
graspingnesses
grasping reflex
grasps
grasp reflex (current term)
grass
grass
grass-covered
grass-eating(a)
grass-leaved golden aster
grass-of-Parnassus
grassed
grasser
grassers
grasses
grasses
Grasset
Grasset's law
Grasset's phenomenon

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