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Babinski

ba·binski

US/bʌˈbɪnski/ uncommon

noun

1.

extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons

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From Babiński.

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