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Babinski

bəˈbɪnski
WordNet
  1. (n) Babinski
    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
Usage in the news

Brooke Erin Borland Babinski , age 30, went home to our Father in Heaven Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011. malvern-online.com

Bright House's Babinski takes Cable-Tec Games gold. cedmagazine.com

At the Babinski farm in Wainscott, a new barn, right, sits partially unfinished while the East Hampton Town Board decides whether to issue a construction permit for it, and a neighbor's lawsuit proceeds. easthamptonstar.com

Jane Wright and Lori Babinski. oodtv.com

Saugatuck Township Clerk Jane Wright (left) and Deputy Clerk Lori Babinski at their arraignment for alleged ballot tampering (April 21, 2011). oodtv.com

Usage in literature

At his side is Mr. Babinski, chief of the clinic, supporting a person afflicted with hysteria. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887" by Various

Babinski phenomenon was absent. "Studies in Forensic Psychiatry" by Bernard Glueck

Babinski, J. F., 648. "Introduction to the Science of Sociology" by Robert E. Park

Babinski was asleep when I went in, but our conversation woke him, and he got up. "More Tales by Polish Authors" by Various

Irritation of the soles caused quite a typical Babinski phenomenon. "Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:" by Louis Marshall Warfield