Babinski's reflex

or Babinski reflex

[ buh-bin-skeez ]

noun
  1. a reflex extension of the great toe with flexion of the other toes, evoked by stroking the sole of the foot: normal in infants but otherwise denoting central nervous system damage.

Origin of Babinski's reflex

1
Named after J. F. F. Babinski (died 1932), French neurologist

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