| PR | by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point [of accommodation] [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindr... |
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| AASP | acute atrophic spinal paralysis; American Association of Senior Physicians; ascending aorta synchron... |
| BAVCP | bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis |
| BDP | beclomethasone dipropionate; benzodiazepine; bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis; bronchopulmonary dys... |
| GP | gangliocytic paraganglioma; gastroplasty; general paralysis, general paresis; general practice, gene... |
| Macewen's symptom | <clinical sign> Percussion of the skull gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus. Synonym: Macewen's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rainbow symptom | A yellowish white ring surrounding the optic disk, indicating atrophy of the choroid in glaucoma. Synonym: glaucomatous ring. A halo surrounding lights, caused by corneal oedema in glaucoma. Synonym: rainbow symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathognomonic symptom | A symptom that, when present, points unmistakably to the presence of a certain definite disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gordon's symptom | The occurrence of an appreciable interval after the production of a reflex before relaxation, e.g., the leg remains up for a time after a knee jerk. Synonym: Gordon's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Griesinger's symptom | Oedema of the superficial tissues at the tip of the mastoid process in cases of thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Romberg-Howship symptom | In cases of incarcerated obturator hernia; lancinating pains along the inner side of the thigh to the knee, or down the leg to the foot; caused by compression of the obturator nerve. Synonym: Romberg's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Romberg's symptom | <clinical sign> With feet approximated, the patient stands with eyes open and then closed; if closing the eyes increases the unsteadiness, a loss of proprioceptive control is indicated, and the sign is positive. Synonym: Romberg test, Romberg's symptom, rombergism, station test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wartenberg's symptom | Intense pruritus of the tip of the nose and nostrils in cases of cerebral tumour, flexion of the thumb when the patient attempts to flex the four fingers against resistance, a "pyramid sign". (05 Mar 2000) |
| concomitant symptom | A symptom that usually but not always accompanies a certain disease, as distinguished from a pathognomonic symptom. Synonym: assident symptom, concomitant symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constitutional symptom | A symptom indicating a systemic effect of a disease; e.g., weight loss. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Haenel's symptom | Absence of sensation on pressure of the eyeball in tabes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pratt's symptom | Rigidity in the muscles of an injured limb, which precedes the occurrence of gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| presenting symptom | The complaint offered by the patient as the main reason for seeking medical care; usually synonymous with chief complaint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sklowsky symptom | The rupture of a varicella vesicle on very slight pressure with the finger, greater pressure being necessary to break the vesicles of smallpox, herpes, or other affections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurologic symptom | Neurologic symptoms can be variable. Examples include: numbness, tingling, hyperesthesia (increased sensitivity), paralysis, localised weakness, dysarthria (difficult speech), aphasia (inability to speak), dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), diplopia (double vision), amaurosis fugax (temporary loss of vision in one eye) difficulty walking, incoordination, tremor, seizures, confusion, lethargy, dementia, delirium and coma. All the above can be symptoms of stroke. (27 Sep 1997) |