Kanavel sign

Kanavel sign
a point of maximum tenderness in the palm 2.5 cm proximal to the base of the little finger in infection of tendon sheath.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Kanavel sign — Ka·na·vel sign (kə naґvəl) [Allen Buchner Kanavel, American surgeon, 1874–1938] see under sign …   Medical dictionary

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