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Definition: Babinski |
BabinskiNoun1. Extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: BabinskiSynonyms: Babinski reflex (n), Babinski sign (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Babinski |
| English words defined with "Babinski": Babinski reflex, Babinski sign. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Babinski": Reflex, Babinski. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Docteur Babinski.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "Babinski" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Babinski | Last name | 100 | 88,255 |
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Expressions using "Babinski": babinski reflex ♦ babinski sign. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
babinski | 40 |
babinski reflex | 23 |
babinski sign | 12 |
babinski test | 4 |
babinski positive reflex | 3 |
babinski response | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Babinski"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | Babinskis refleks (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign), Babinski's platysmafænomen (Babinski platysma phenomenon, platysma sign). (various references) | |
Dutch | reflex van Babinsky (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign). (various references) | |
Finnish | Babinskin merkki (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign), Babinskin koe (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign), Babinskin heijaste (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign). (various references) | |
French | signe du peaucier (Babinski platysma phenomenon), signe de Babinsky (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign). (various references) | |
German | Babinski-Zeichen (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign), Platysmazeichen Babinski (Babinski platysma phenomenon, platysma sign), Platysmazeichen (Babinski platysma phenomenon, platysma sign). (various references) | |
Greek | σημείο Babinsky (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign). (various references) | |
Italian | segno di Babinski (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abinskibay.(various references) | |
Spanish | signo de Babinsky (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign), signo de Babinski (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign), respuesta de Babinski (Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, Babinski's reflex, Babinski's sign, Babinsky sign). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-i-i-k-n-s" | |
-2 letters: kibbis. | |
-3 letters: banks, basin, kains, kibbi, kinas, nabis, sabin. | |
-4 letters: ains, akin, anis, bani, bank, bans, bask, bias, bibs, bins, bisk, ibis, inia, inks, isba, kabs, kain, kina, kins, nabs, nibs, nisi, sain, saki, sank, sibb, sink, skin, snib. | |
-5 letters: abs, ain, ais, ani, ask, ban, bas, bib, bin, bis, ink, ins, kab, kas, kin, nab, nib, sab, sib, sin, ska, ski. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-i-i-k-n-s" | |
+3 letters: backbitings. | |
+5 letters: bankabilities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 61 62 69 6E 73 6B 69 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- -... .. -. ... -.- .. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100001 01100010 01101001 01101110 01110011 01101011 01101001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B a b i n s k i |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0061 0062 0069 006E 0073 006B 0069 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3667687580857775 |
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