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moro reflex

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ro re-flex
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after Austrian physician and pediatrician Ernst Moro (1874–1951), who was the first in western medicine to describe the reflex.

Inflected Forms

Moro reflexes (plural)

Phrases

startle reflex

Frequently Paired Words

startle reflex

Synonyms

startle reflex

Questions

What does moro reflex mean?
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.
Where does moro reflex come from?
Named after Austrian physician and pediatrician Ernst Moro (1874–1951), who was the first in western medicine to describe the reflex.

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