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romberg sign — ˈrämˌbərg noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Moritz H. Romberg died 1873 German neurologist : a diagnostic sign of locomotor ataxia and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are… … Useful english dictionary
Howship-Romberg sign — is a sign used to identify obturator hernia.cite journal |author=Haraguchi M, Matsuo S, Kanetaka K, et al |title=Obturator hernia in an ageing society |journal=Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=413–5 |year=2007 |month=June… … Wikipedia
Howship-Romberg sign — How·ship Rom·berg sign (houґship romґberg) [J. Howship; Moritz Heinrich von Romberg, German neurologist, 1795–1873] see under sign … Medical dictionary
Romberg's test — is a neurological test that is used to assess the dorsal columns of the spinal cord,cite journal |author=Khasnis A, Gokula R |title=Romberg s test |journal=Journal of postgraduate medicine |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=169–72 |year=2003… … Wikipedia
Romberg's test — or Romberg test n a test for the presence of Romberg s sign by placing the feet close together and closing the eyes … Medical dictionary
ROMBERG, MORITZ HEINRICH — (1795–1873), German neurologist, born in Meiningen. He made fundamental contributions in the field of neuropathology. His Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen (1846) is considered to be the first systematic textbook in the field of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Howship-Romberg sign — pain passing down the inner side of the thigh to the knee due to pressure on the obturator nerve by an obturator hernia … Medical dictionary
Romberg's sign — Rom·berg s sign or Rom·berg sign räm .bərg(z) n a diagnostic sign of tabes dorsalis and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are placed close together and the eyes are closed Rom·berg rȯm berk… … 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
Romberg's sign — a finding on examination suggesting a sensory disorder affecting those nerves that transmit information to the brain about the position of the limbs and joints and the tension in the muscles. The patient is asked to stand upright. Romberg s sign… … The new mediacal dictionary
