English Explanatory Dictionary

primitive reflex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reflex action originating in the central nervous system that is exhibited by normal infants, but not neurologically intact adults, in response to particular stimuli.

Word forms

primitive reflex primitive reflexes
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary