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Babinski effect

/ bəˈbɪnskɪ /

noun

  1. physiol the reflex curling upwards of the toes (instead of inwards) when the sole of the foot is stroked, normal in infants below the age of two but a pathological condition in adults


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Babinski effect1

after Joseph Babinski (1857–1932), French neuropathologist

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BabingtonBabinski's reflex