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noun
A normal primitive reflex elicited by a sudden stimulus, involving abduction and extension of the arms, followed by adduction; it develops between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation and disappears at 3–6 months of age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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noun
a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: startle reflex
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Broader terms: startle, jump, start
History
Named after Austrian physician and pediatrician Ernst Moro (1874–1951), who was the first in western medicine to describe the reflex.
