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把握反射 (haakuhansha) Japanese meaning: grasp reflex | Kotomora

把は握あく反はん射しゃ

は

あ

く

は

ん

しゃ

Meanings

1

grasp reflex; palmar grasp reflex

Physiological term for the involuntary grasping response in infants when the palm is stimulated.

新しん生せい児じの把は握あく反はん射しゃは、手て

のひら

を

刺し

激げき

する

と

指ゆび

を

握にぎ

る

反はん

応のう

です

。

The grasp reflex in newborns is a response where they curl their fingers when the palm is stimulated.

Kanji

把grasp, faggot, bunch
握grip, hold, mould sushi
反anti-
射shoot, shine into, onto

Built from

把は握あく+反はん射しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 把握 (haaku, 'grasp') and 反射 (hansha, 'reflex').