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suckling reflex
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | suckling reflex - reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milkinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
suckling reflex
suck·ling re·flexthe reflex liberation of prolactin from the anterior lobe of the hypophysis evoked by stimulation of nerves in the nipple during the act of suckling by the newborn animal.
See also: milk-ejection reflex. suckling reflex
Related to suckling reflex: grasp reflexWords related to suckling reflexnoun reflex behavior in newborn mammalsRelated Words- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
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