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71Cooper's sign — is a test for meniscal damage in the knee. It involves the patient complaining of joint line pain in the affected knee when turning over in bed at night changing position of their legs. It is thought that the meniscal tear causes pain as the torn …
72Won sign — The won sign (₩) is a symbol that is commonly used for the South Korean won, but also used for the following currencies: * North Korean won * Woolong, a fictional currency in Cowboy Bebop * Kinzcash, a fictional form of currency in the online… …
73Demianoff sign — with the patient in dorsal decubitus position, extreme pain when the attempt is made to lift an extended lower limb above ten degrees, a sign of a lesion in the erector spinae muscles of the lumbar region. Cf. Lasиgue s …
74Neri sign — 1. a sign of organic hemiplegia, consisting in the spontaneous bending of the knee of the affected side as the leg is passively lifted, the patient being in the dorsal position. 2. with the patient standing, forward bending of the trunk will… …
75Wartenberg sign — 1. a sign of ulnar palsy, consisting of a position of abduction assumed by the little finger. 2. reduction or absence of the pendulum movements of the upper limb in walking; seen in patients with cerebellar disease …
76Romberg's sign — a finding on examination suggesting a sensory disorder affecting those nerves that transmit information to the brain about the position of the limbs and joints and the tension in the muscles. The patient is asked to stand upright. Romberg s sign… …
77overhanging sign — A sign placed in such position that it overhangs the sidewalk or street. 3 Am J2d Advertg § 9 …
78en|sign|ship — «EHN suhn shihp», noun. the rank or position of an ensign in the navy or army …
79D'Amato sign — in pleural effusion, the location of dullness is altered from the vertebral area in the sitting position to the heart region when the patient assumes a lateral position on the side opposite the effusion …
80Gaenslen sign — with the patient in the supine position, the knee and hip on one side are held in flexed position by the patient, while the other lower limb, hanging over the edge of the table, is pressed down by the examiner to produce hyperextension of the hip …
