English Explanatory Dictionary

Chaddock reflex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diagnostic reflex similar to the Babinski reflex, but where stroking the lateral malleolus causes extension of the big toe, indicating damage to the corticospinal tract.

Word forms

Chaddock reflex Chaddock reflexes

Etymology

Identified by Charles Gilbert Chaddock in 1911.

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