- Schlesinger sign (phenomenon)
- Schle·sin·ger sign (phenomenon) (shlaґsing-ər) [Hermann Schlesinger, Austrian physician, 1866–1934] see under sign.
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Schlesinger sign (phenomenon)
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Schlesinger sign — in tetany, if the patient s lower limb is held at the knee joint and flexed strongly at the hip joint, there will soon be an extensor spasm at the knee joint, with extreme supination of the foot. Called also Pool or Schlesinger phenomenon … Medical dictionary
phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… … Medical dictionary
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
Schlesinger phenomenon — see under sign … Medical dictionary
Pool phenomenon — (p l) [Eugene Hillhouse Pool, American surgeon, 1874–1949] 1. see under phenomenon. 2. Schlesinger sign … Medical dictionary
Pool phenomenon — 1. Schlesinger sign. in 2. tetany, the muscles of the upper limb contract when it is raised above the head with the forearm extended, because that causes stretching of the brachial plexus … Medical dictionary
Pool — Eugene H., U.S. surgeon, 1874–1949. See P. phenomenon, P. Schlesinger sign. * * * pool pül vi of blood to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part) <blood pooled in his legs> pool n a readily available supply: as … Medical dictionary
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