- Skoda sign (tympany)
- Sko·da sign (tympany) (skoґdah) [Josef Skoda, Czech-born physician in Austria, 1805–1881] skodaic resonance.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Skoda sign (tympany)
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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
Skoda — Joseph, Bohemian clinician in Vienna, 1805–1881. See skodaic resonance, S. rale, S. sign, S. tympany … Medical dictionary
resonance — 1. Sympathetic or forced vibration of air in the cavities above, below, in front of, or behind a source of sound; in speech, modification of the quality ( e.g., harmonics) of a tone by the passage of air through the chambers of the nose, pharynx … Medical dictionary
skodaic resonance — increased percussion resonance at the upper part of the chest, with flatness below it; heard above a large pleural effusion or area of consolidation. Called also Skoda sign or tympany and skodaic tympany … Medical dictionary
