Chadwick's sign

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• Chadwick's sign — is a bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia caused by the hormone estrogen which results in venous congestion. It can be observed as early as 6 8 weeks after conception[1], and its presence is an early sign of pregnancy. These… …   Wikipedia

• Chadwick sign — Chad·wick sign (chadґwik) [James Read Chadwick, American gynecologist, 1844–1905] see under sign …   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

• Chadwick — James R., U.S. gynecologist, 1844–1905. See C. sign …   Medical dictionary

• Chadwick sign — a dark bluish or purplish red and congested appearance of the vaginal and cervical mucosa, an indication of pregnancy …   Medical dictionary

• Stephen F. Chadwick — Infobox Governor name= Stephen F. Chadwick caption= order=5th office= Governor of Oregon term start= February 1, 1877 term end= September 11, 1878 lieutenant= predecessor= La Fayette Grover successor= W. W. Thayer birth date= birth… …   Wikipedia

• Medical sign — A medical sign is an objective[1] indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient.[2] Signs may have no meaning for, and can even go unnoticed by, the patient, but… …   Wikipedia

• Nick Chadwick — Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Situation actuelle Club actuel …   Wikipédia en Français

• Signe de Chadwick — Le signe de Chadwick est une décoloration bleuâtre du col de l utérus, du vagin et des lèvres causée par les œstrogènes qui entraînent une congestion veineuse. Il peut être observé dès 6 à 8 semaines après la conception et sa présence est un… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Hegar's sign — is an indication of pregnancy in a woman, specifically the compressibility and softening of the cervical isthmus (the portion of the cervix between the uterus and the vaginal portion of the cervix) and the uterine cervix appearing bluish and… …   Wikipedia

• Piskacek's sign — In medicine, Piskacek s sign is an indication of pregnancy.This sign, however, may or may not be a concrete probability of pregnancy it must be noted along with other signs of early pregnancy. Other signs of early pregnancy include Goodell, Hegar …   Wikipedia