grasping
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thumb|right|230px|For newborns, grasping is a natural reflex. A grasp is an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand. An example of a grasp is the handshake, wherein two people grasp one of each other's like hands.
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- Development
- Types of hand movements
- Reflex
- References
thumb|right|230px|For newborns, grasping is a natural reflex. A grasp is an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand. An example of a grasp is the handshake, wherein two people grasp one of each other's like hands.
In zoology particularly, prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding.
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