| Fischer's symptom | <clinical sign> An obsolete sign: in tuberculosis of the mediastinal or peri-bronchial glands, after bending the patient's head as far back as possible, auscultation over the manubrium sterni will sometimes reveal a continuous loud murmur caused by the pressure of the enlarged glands on the large mediastinal vessels. Synonym: Fischer's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Frenkel's symptom | Lowered muscular tonus in tabetic neurosyphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| localizing symptom | A symptom indicating clearly the seat of the morbid process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| local symptom | A symptom of limited extent, caused by disease of a particular organ or part. (05 Mar 2000) |