diagnostic sign

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• diagnostic — [dī΄əg näs′tik] adj. [ML diagnosticus < Gr diagnōstikos] 1. of or constituting a diagnosis 2. of value for a diagnosis; specif., characteristic 3. Comput. of or having to do with the use of computer diagnostics n. 1. [usually pl., with sing. v …   English World 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

• diagnostic mammogram — X ray of the breasts used to check for breast cancer after a lump or other sign or symptom of breast cancer has been found …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• 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

• Crescent sign — in radiology refers to a thin, curvilinear lucent line parallel and inverted to the cortical margin of a bone. It represents the margin of a disk of articular cartilage and underlying subchondral bone, that has fractured. This is a medical sign… …   Wikipedia

• Romberg's sign — Rom·berg s sign or Rom·berg sign räm .bərg(z) n a diagnostic sign of tabes dorsalis and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are placed close together and the eyes are closed Rom·berg rȯm berk… …   Medical dictionary

• romberg sign — ˈrämˌbərg noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Moritz H. Romberg died 1873 German neurologist : a diagnostic sign of locomotor ataxia and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are… …   Useful english dictionary

• Castell's sign — Castell s signCastell DO. The spleen percussion sign. A useful diagnostic technique.Ann Intern Med. 1967 Dec;67(6):1265 7. PMID 6061941.] is a medical sign assessed to evaluate splenomegaly and typically part of an abdominal examination. It is an …   Wikipedia

• Cullen's sign — DiseasesDB 17313 Cullen s sign is superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the …   Wikipedia

• Dense artery sign — In medicine, the dense artery sign or hyperdense artery sign is a radiologic sign seen on computer tomography (CT) scans suggestive of early ischemic stroke.[1] In earlier studies of medical imaging in patients with strokes, it was the earliest… …   Wikipedia

• Markle sign — The Markle sign or jar tenderness is a clinical sign in which pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen is elicited by dropping from standing on the toes to the heels with a jarring landing. It is found in patients with localised… …   Wikipedia