Taber's Medical Dictionary
Chaddock reflex
(chad′ŏk )
[Charles G. Chaddock, U.S. neurologist, 1861-1936]
1. Extension of the great toe when the outer edge of the dorsum of the foot is stroked. It is present in disease of the corticospinal tract.
2. Flexion of the wrist and fanning of the fingers when the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle is pressed.
Chaddock reflex is a sample topic from the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
To view other topics, please sign in or purchase a subscription.
Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Online + App from F.A. Davis and Unbound Medicine. Find 65,000 medical and nursing definitions. Download to iPhone, iPad, and Android. Complete Product Information.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Chaddock Reflex." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/all/Chaddock_reflex.
Chaddock reflex. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/all/Chaddock_reflex. Accessed October 22, 2019.
Chaddock reflex. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/all/Chaddock_reflex
Chaddock Reflex [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 October 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/all/Chaddock_reflex.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - Chaddock reflex
ID - 738372
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
UR - https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/all/Chaddock_reflex
PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 23
DB - Taber's Online
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -