Von Graefe's sign — (lid lag sign) is the immobility or lagging of the upper eyelid on downward rotation of the eye, indicating exophthalmic goiter.Cline D; Hofstetter HW; Griffin JR. Dictionary of Visual Science . 4th ed. Butterworth Heinemann, Boston 1997. ISBN 0… … Wikipedia
von graefe's sign — vä]nˈgrāfəz , fə], və] noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after Albrecht von Graefe died 1870 German ophthalmologist : the failure of the upper eyelid to follow promptly and smoothly the downward movement of the eyeball that is seen in… … Useful english dictionary
signo de von Graefe — Eng. Von Graefe s sign Falta de sinergia entre los movimientos del párpado y los del globo ocular especialmente en la mirada hacia abajo que aparece en el bocio exoftálmico. Signo de Graefe … Diccionario de oftalmología
von Graefe sign — Graefe s … Medical dictionary
Albrecht von Graefe — Infobox Scientist name = Albrecht von Graefe box width = image width = caption = birth date = May 22, 1828 birth place = Finkenheerd, Brandenburg death date = July 20, 1870 death place = Berlin, Brandenburg residence = citizenship = nationality … Wikipedia
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
Graefe-Zeichen — Das Graefe Zeichen (auch von Graefe Zeichen) ist ein klinisches Zeichen der endokrinen Orbitopathie. Dabei bleibt das Oberlid typischerweise beim Absenken des Blickes zurück, so dass sich beim Exophthalmus der oberhalb der Hornhaut sichtbare Teil … Deutsch Wikipedia
Graefe knife operation sign — Grae·fe knife, operation, sign (graґfə) [Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst von Graefe, German ophthalmologist, 1828–1870] see under knife, operation, and sign … Medical dictionary
Graefe sign — failure of the upper lid to move downward promptly and evenly with the eyeball in looking downward; instead it moves tardily and jerkingly, a manifestation of Graves orbitopathy. Called also lid lag and Boston or von Graefe s … Medical dictionary
Dalrymple's sign — is a widened palpebral (eyelid) opening, or eyelid spasm, seen in thyrotoxicosis (as seen in Graves disease, exophthalmic Goitre and other hyperthyroid conditions), causing abnormal wideness of the palpebral fissure. As a result of the retraction … Wikipedia
