PLANTAR REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plantar reflex mean? 

• PLANTAR REFLEX (noun)
  The noun PLANTAR REFLEX has 1 sense:

1. flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)

  Familiarity information: PLANTAR REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLANTAR REFLEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("plantar reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)