Grasset sign
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Grasset-Gaussel-Hoover sign — Gras·set Gaus·sel Hoo·ver sign (grah saґ go selґ hooґvər) [J. Grasset; A. Gaussel; Charles Franklin Hoover, American physician, 1865–1927] Hoover sign (def. 1); see under sign … Medical dictionary
Grasset-Bychowski sign — Gras·set By·chow·ski sign (grah saґ be kofґske) [J. Grasset; Zygmunt Bychowski, Polish neurologist, 1860–1935] Grasset phenomenon; see under phenomenon … 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
Grasset phenomenon (sign) — Gras·set phenomenon (sign) (grah saґ) [Joseph Grasset, French physician, 1849–1918] see under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Grasset — Joseph, French physician, 1849–1918. See G. law, G. phenomenon, G. sign, G. Gaussel phenomenon, Landouzy G. law … Medical dictionary
Grasset-Gaussel-Hoover sign — Hoover s. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
Hoover sign — 1. in the normal state or in genuine paralysis, if the supine patient is directed to press the whole lower limb against the surface, there will be a lifting movement in the opposite limb; this phenomenon is absent in hysteria and malingering.… … 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
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