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Moro reflex

Moro reflex 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.

Noun

Moro reflex (plural Moro reflexes)

  1. 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.
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Moro reflex meaning in Tamil

Moro reflex in Tamil

மோரோ மறிவினை

Forms of Moro reflex

pluralMoro reflexes

Origin of Moro reflex

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

Questions about Moro reflex

What does Moro reflex mean?
Moro reflex means 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.
What is Moro reflex in Tamil?
Moro reflex in Tamil is மோரோ மறிவினை. See Moro reflex meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Moro reflex?
Moro reflex is a noun.
What is the plural of Moro reflex?
The plural of Moro reflex is Moro reflexes.

Words near Moro reflex in the dictionary

  1. mornynge
  2. mornyngs
  3. morné
  4. Moro
  5. Moro Province
  6. Moro reflex
  7. Moro reflexes
  8. Morocborocan
  9. Moroccan
  10. Moroccan Arabic
  11. Moroccan Darija

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Moro reflex (page history and authors); moro reflex (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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