Babinski sign vs reflex

reflex vs Babinski sign

Babinski sign and reflex both are nouns.

Babinski sign is not an adjective while reflex is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Babinski sign	Yes	No	No	No
reflex	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, reflex is a hypernym of Babinski sign; that is, reflex is a word with a broader meaning than Babinski sign:

Babinski sign: 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
reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Other hypernyms of Babinski sign include inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex.

Babinski sign (noun)	reflex (noun)
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	an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Babinski sign (adjective)	reflex (adjective)
	without volition or conscious control

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