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forced grasping reflex (medicine) and copro- (iou)


forced grasping reflex (medicine)


forced grasping reflex -->
grasping reflex


An involuntary flexion of the fingers to tactile or tendon stimulation on the palm of the hand, producing an uncontrollable grasp; usually associated with frontal lobe lesions.

Compare: darwinian reflex.

Synonym: forced grasping reflex, grasp reflex.


copro- (iou)



copro- combining form of Greek kopros dung: see -O-.
copro'lalia noun the use of obscene language, esp. as a symptom of mental illness or organic brain disease L19.
coprolite noun [-LITE] (a piece of) fossilized dung E19.
copro'litic adjective pertaining to or containing coprolite; of the Nature of coprolite: E19.
coprolith noun [-LITH] a mass of hardened faeces in the appendix or bowel; also, a coprolite: L19.
co'prology noun (the treatment of) filthy subjects in literature or Art M19.
copro'mania noun an obsession with faeces L19.
copro'maniac noun a person with copromania E20.
copro'phagia noun = coprophagy E20.
copro'phagic adjective involving or engaging in the eating of dung E20.
co'prophagous adjective [-PHAGOUS] (esp. of a beetle) that eats dung E19.
co'prophagy noun the eating of dung L19.
coprophil(e) noun [-PHIL] a person with coprophilia M20.
copro'philia noun an undue interest in faeces and defecation M20.
copro'philic adjective & noun (a) adjective of, pertaining to, or exhibiting coprophilia; (b) noun a coprophilic person: E20.
co'prophilous adjective exhibiting coprophilia; (esp. of a fungus) that grows on dung: L19.
co'prophily noun = coprophilia E20.
copro'porphyrin noun any of several porphyrins present in urine and faeces, esp. in certain diseases E20.
copro'zoic adjective [Greek zoe life] (of an animal) living in or feeding on dung M20.