Organism Function
suck reflex
[ suhk ree-fleks ]
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A type of primitive reflex that is elicited by lightly touching or tapping on the lips with an object such as a tongue blade, reflex hammer, or the examiner's finger. At times the reflex is obtained merely by approaching the lips with an object. A positive suck reflex consists of sucking movements by the lips when they are stroked or touched.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(sucking reflex) An involuntary response in the neonate when a nipple is placed on an infant's lips to rhythmically suck, that disappears by 2-5 months of age.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(sucking reflex) An involuntary, primal response in the neonate when a nipple is placed on an infant's lips.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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