| von Graefe's sign | <clinical sign> In Grave's disease, lag of the upper eyelid as it follows the rotation of the eyeball downward. Synonym: von Graefe's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| v sign of naclerio | <radiology> V-shaped collection of air, in mediastinum and along diaphragm, indicates pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax, seen in Boerhaave syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| Goggia's sign | <clinical sign> The fibrillation of the biceps muscle, when pinched and tapped, is confined to a limited area in cases of debilitating disease, whereas in health it is general. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melting sign | <radiology> Regression of consolidation from periphery to centre, seen in pulmonary infarction, appears within days to weeks (12 Dec 1998) |
| Goldstein's toe sign | <clinical sign> Increased space between the great toe and its neighbor, seen in mongolism and occasionally in cretinism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goldthwait's sign | <clinical sign> In sprain of sacroiliac ligaments, flexion of hip with extended knee elicits pain in sacroiliac region; not now considered specific. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaddock sign | <clinical sign> When the external malleolar skin area is irritated, extension of the great toe occurs in cases of organic disease of the corticospinal reflex paths. Synonym: Chaddock reflex, external malleolar sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chadwick's sign | <clinical sign> A bluish discoloration of the cervix and vagina, a sign of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goodell's sign | <clinical sign> Softening of the cervix and vagina as being usually indicative of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chalice sign | <radiology> Dilatation of ureter distal to neoplasm, not seen with calculi or thrombi Synonym: Bergman sign (12 Dec 1998) |
| Perez' sign | <clinical sign> Rales audible over the upper part of the chest when the arms are alternately raised and lowered; common in cases of fibrous mediastinitis and also of aneurysm of the aortic arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gordon's sign | A sign of organic hemiplegia; with the patient's elbow resting on a table, the patient's wrist is grasped by the examiner's hand, the thumb of which is used to exert pressure on the radial side of the patient's pisiform bone; if the hemiplegia is organic, some or all of the patient's fingers become extended and spread out in a fanlike form. Synonym: Gordon's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reversed-three sign | On an oesophagram of a patient with coarctation of the aorta, the shape of the contrast-filled oesophagus caused by the aortic arch (upper convexity) and post-stenotic dilatation (lower convexity); the cusp of the backwards 3 is at the level of the coarctation itself. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin's sign | <clinical sign> Unusual ease in touching the tip of the nose with the tongue; seen in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gottron's sign | <clinical sign> Gottron's patches are scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles and is seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle disorder. (see polymyositis). (20 Sep 2002) |