| Trousseau | Armand, French physician, 1801-1867. See: Trousseau's point, Trousseau's sign, Trousseau's spot, Trousseau's syndrome, Trousseau-Lallemand bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Trousseau-Lallemand bodies | Old term for small gelatinoid concretions sometimes observed in seminal fluid, old term for Bence Jones cylinders. Synonym: Trousseau-Lallemand bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trousseau's point | A painful point, in neuralgia, at the spinous process of the vertebra below which arises the offending nerve. Synonym: apophysary point, apophysial point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trousseau's sign | <clinical sign> In latent tetany, the occurrence of carpopedal spasm accompanied by paresthesia elicited when the upper arm is compressed, as by a tourniquet or a blood pressure cuff. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trousseau's spot | A line of redness resulting from drawing a point across the skin, especially notable in cases of meningitis. Synonym: tache cerebrale, tache meningeale, Trousseau's spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trousseau's syndrome | <syndrome> Thrombophlebitis migrans associated with visceral cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |