Medical Definition of Orienting reflex

1. An aspect of attending in which an organism's initial response to a change or to a novel stimulus is such that the organism becomes more sensitive to the stimulation; e.g., dilation of the pupil of the eye in response to dim light. Synonym: investigatory reflex, orienting response. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orienting Reflex

orientation
orientation
orientational
orientationally
orientations
orientation chamber
orientation course
oriented
orienteer
orienteering
orienteerings
orienteers
orienter
orienters
orienting
orienting reflex (current term)
orienting response
orientomycin
orients
orifex
orifexes
orifice
orifice
orifices
orifice of external acoustic meatus
orifice of inferior vena cava
orifice of internal acoustic meatus
orifice of superior vena cava
orificial
orificial

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