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plantar reflex
noun
- a normal reflex flexion of the toes, especially in persons above one year of age, resulting from stroking the sole of the foot.
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At times some hyperæsthesia of the soles was noted, and the plantar reflex was very brisk.
From Project Gutenberg
The left plantar reflex was absent, the right slight, the left patellar reflex was abnormally brisk.
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