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Schlesinger sign (phenomenon) — Schle·sin·ger sign (phenomenon) (shlaґsing ər) [Hermann Schlesinger, Austrian physician, 1866–1934] see under sign … Medical dictionary
Pool-Schlesinger sign — Pool Schles·in·ger sign (p lґ shlaґzing ər) [E.H. Pool; Hermann Schlesinger, Austrian physician, 1868–1934] Schlesinger sign … Medical dictionary
Pool-Schlesinger sign — Schlesinger 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
Schlesinger — Hermann, Austrian physician, 1868–1934. See S. sign, Pool S. sign … Medical dictionary
Schlesinger phenomenon — see under sign … Medical dictionary
leg sign — 1. Schlesinger s. 2. Neri s … Medical dictionary
phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… … Medical dictionary
Pool — Eugene H., U.S. surgeon, 1874–1949. See P. phenomenon, P. Schlesinger sign. * * * pool pül vi of blood to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part) <blood pooled in his legs> pool n a readily available supply: as … Medical dictionary
Pool phenomenon — 1. Schlesinger sign. in 2. tetany, the muscles of the upper limb contract when it is raised above the head with the forearm extended, because that causes stretching of the brachial plexus … Medical dictionary
