- Babinski sign
- noun see Babinski reflex
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Babinski sign
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Babinski sign — An important neurologic examination based upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski sign is obtained by stimulating the external portion (the outside) of the… … Medical dictionary
Babinski sign — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Babinski,… … Useful english dictionary
Babinski Sign — curling of toes upward after infancy … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Babinski-Zeichen — Als Babinski Reflex oder Babinski Zeichen bezeichnet man einen pathologischen Reflex, der bei einer Schädigung der Pyramidenbahn auftritt (Pyramidenbahnzeichen). Der Reflex ist nach dem polnisch französischen Neurologen Joseph Babinski benannt,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Babinski-Reflex — Babinski Zeichen Als Babinski Reflex oder Babinski Zeichen bezeichnet man einen pathologischen Reflex, der bei einer Schädigung der Pyramidenbahn auftritt (Pyramidenbahnzeichen). Der Reflex ist nach dem polnisch französischen Neurologen Joseph… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pseudo–Babinski sign — in poliomyelitis, the Babinski reflex is modified so that only the big toe is extended, because all the foot muscles except the dorsiflexors of the big toe are paralyzed … Medical dictionary
Babinski reflex — An important neurologic test based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski reflex is obtained by stimulating the external portion (the… … Medical dictionary
Sign, Babinski — A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may well mean trouble. The Babinski sign is obtained by stimulating the… … Medical dictionary
Sign, toe — An important neurologic test based upon what the toes do when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The toe sign, also called the Babinski reflex, is obtained by stimulating the external portion (the… … Medical dictionary
Babinski phenomenon — A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski reflex is obtained by stimulating the… … Medical dictionary
