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rooting reflex
Definitions related to rooting reflex:
  • An involuntary response in the neonate to search for the nipple when the cheek is touched, that disappears by 3-4 months of age.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An involuntary, primal response in the neonate to search for the nipple when the cheek is touched.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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