Livierato sign

Livierato sign
vasoconstriction when the abdominal sympathetic nerve is irritated by striking the anterior abdomen along the xiphoumbilical line.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Livierato sign — Li·vi·e·ra·to sign (le″ve ə rahґto) [Panagino Livierato, Italian physician, 1860–1936] see under sign …   Medical dictionary

  • abdominocardiac reflex — any reflex in the heart produced by stimulating the abdominal sympathetic nerves. See also Livierato sign, under sign …   Medical dictionary

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