- Ballance sign
- Bal·lance sign (balґəns) [Sir Charles Alfred Ballance, English surgeon, 1857–1936] see under sign.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Ballance sign — resonance of right flank when the patient lies on the left side; said to be present in splenic rupture … Medical dictionary
Ballance's sign — is dullness to percussion in the left flank LUQ and resonance to percussion in the right flank seen with splenic rupture/hematoma. [Surgical Recall, 4th edition, Blackbourne, Lorne H.] It is named for Charles Alfred Ballance.… … Wikipedia
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Ballance — Sir Charles A., English surgeon, 1856–1936. See B. sign, Koerte B. operation … Medical dictionary
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Charles Alfred Ballance — Born 1856 … Wikipedia
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