Defenition of the word rooting reflex
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Defenition of the word rooting reflex
- reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth of cheek
- reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek
Hypernyms for the word rooting reflex
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- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
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