- Heilbronner thigh
- broadening and flattening of the thigh, seen in cases of organic paralysis but not in hysterical paralysis when the patient lies on his back on a hard mattress.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Heilbronner thigh
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Heilbronner thigh (sign) — Heil·bron·ner thigh (sign) (hīlґbron ər) [Karl Heilbronner, Dutch physician, 1869–1914] see under thigh … Medical dictionary
Thigh — The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone in the human body. The thigh is the thick part of the leg. This is reflected in the word thigh which comes from the Indo European root… … Medical dictionary
Heilbronner — Karl, Dutch physician, 1869–1914. See H. thigh … Medical dictionary
Heilbronner sign — see under thigh … Medical dictionary
