- Potain sign
- 1. extension of percussion dullness over the arch of the aorta, in dilatation of the aorta, from the manubrium to the third costal cartilage on the right-hand side. 2. timbre mйtallique.
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Potain sign
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Potain sign — Po·tain sign (po tăґ) [Pierre Carl Edouard Potain, French physician, 1825–1901] see under sign … 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
Potain — Pierre C.E., French physician, 1825–1901. See P. sign … Medical dictionary
Pierre Potain — Pierre Charles Édouard Potain (July 19, 1825 January 5 1901) was a French cardiologist who was born in Paris. For much of his career he was associated with Necker Hospital in Paris. He was an assistant to Jean Baptiste Bouillaud (1796 1881), and… … Wikipedia
timbre mйtallique — a high pitched tympanic second sound heard in dilatation of the aorta. When heard in persons under 55 years old, it has been considered suggestive of syphilitic aortitis. Called also Potain sign and bruit de tabourka … Medical dictionary
