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rooting reflex

DEFINITIONS OF: rooting reflex

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n reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek

Type of:
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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