- Bittorf reaction
- in renal colic, the pain produced by squeezing the testicle or pressing the ovary radiates to the kidney.
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Bittorf reaction
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Bittorf reaction — Bit·torf reaction (bitґorf) [Alexander Bittorf, German physician, 1876–1949] see under reaction … Medical dictionary
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
Bittorf — Alexander, German physician, 1876–1949. See B. reaction … Medical dictionary
