- Heim-Kreysig sign
- a depression of the spaces between the ribs, seen along with the cardiac systole in adhesive pericarditis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Heim-Kreysig sign
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Heim-Kreysig sign — Heim Krey·sig sign (hīmґ kriґsig) [Ernst Ludwig Heim, German physician, 1747–1834; Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig, German physician, 1770–1839] see under sign … Medical dictionary
Kreysig sign — Heim Kreysig s … 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
Kreysig — Friedrich L., German physician, 1770–1839. See K. sign, Heim K. sign … Medical dictionary
Heim — Ernst L., German physician, 1747–1834. See H. Kreysig sign … Medical dictionary
Kreysik sign — Krey·sik sign (kriґsik) [Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig, German physician, 1770–1839] Heim Kreysig sign … Medical dictionary
