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Rooting Reflex

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Rooting Reflexes
possessive
Rooting Reflex's
pluralpossessive
Rooting Reflexes'