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rooting reflex

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  • noun a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple

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  • noun reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek

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hypernyms (8)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. inborn reflex
  2. innate reflex
  3. instinctive reflex
  4. physiological reaction
  5. reflex
  6. reflex action
  7. reflex response
  8. unconditioned reflex

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