Babinski reflex
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Babinski reflex
[bə′binz·kē ′ri‚fleks] (medicine)
An abnormal reflex after infancy associated with a disturbance of the pyramidal tract, characterized by extension of the great toe with fanning of the other toes on sharply stroking the lateral aspect of the sole.
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