| Gunn's crossing sign | <clinical sign> Retinal arteriovenous crossing with venous compression in hypertensive disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Gunn's sign | <clinical sign> Compression of the underlying vein at arteriovenous crossings seen ophthalmoscopically in arteriolar sclerosis, on alternate stimulation with light, the pupil of an eye with optic nerve transmission defect constricts poorly or even dilates when stimulated (a relative afferent pupillary defect). Synonym: Marcus Gunn's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Guyon's sign | <clinical sign> Ballottement of the kidney in cases of nephroptosis, especially when there is also a renal tumour, the hypoglossal nerve lies directly upon the external carotid artery, whereby this vessel may be distinguished from the internal carotid when ligation is necessary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Romana's sign | <clinical sign> Marked oedema of one or both eyelids, usually a unilateral palpebral oedema, thought to be a sensitization response to the bite of a triatomine bug infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and a strong suggestion of acute Chagas' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Romberg's sign | <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) |
| Rosenbach's sign | <clinical sign> Loss of the abdominal reflex in cases of acute inflammation of the viscera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rossolimo's sign | Flicking the tops of the toes from the plantar surface causes flexion of the toes; a stretch reflex of the flexors of the toes seen in lesions of the pyramidal tracts. See: Starling's reflex. Synonym: plantar muscle reflex, Rossolimo's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rotch's sign | <clinical sign> In pericardial effusion, percussion dullness in the fifth intercostal space on the right. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rovsing's sign | <clinical sign> Pain at McBurney's point induced in cases of appendicitis, by pressure exerted over the descending colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chvostek's sign | <clinical sign> In tetany, tapping the muscles of the face causes them to go into spasm. Chvostek's sign is positive in cases of severe hypocalcaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Rumpel-Leede sign | A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia. See: capillary fragility test. Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Russell's sign | <clinical sign> Abrasions and scars on the back of the hands of individuals with bulimia, usually due to manual attempts at self-induced vomiting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Claybrook's sign | <clinical sign> In rupture of abdominal viscus, transmission of breath and heart sounds through the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cleemann's sign | <clinical sign> In fracture of the femur with overriding of the fragments, wrinkling of the skin occurs directly above the patella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clenched fist sign | <clinical sign> In angina pectoris, pressing of the clenched fist against the chest to indicate the constricting, pressing quality of the pain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| signal |
to convey information, for example a prospective worker
출처: www.wwnorton.com/stiglitzwalsh/economics/glossary....
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| significance level |
The probability of rejecting a set of assumptions when they are in fact true.
출처: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/glossary/glossary...
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| signature |
A resource whose type is defined by a four-character sequence that uniquely identifies an application to the Finder. A signature is located in an application's resource fork.
출처: developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/Toolbox/Tool...
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| signature |
A large sheet of paper used in printing on a web press. A signature varies in size according to the number of pages printed on one side; it may be anywhere from 4 pages to 32 pages. The number of pages is always divisible by 4.
출처: www.eia.doe.gov/neic/pubstyle/glossary.htm
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| signal |
A structure supporting fixed signals, which usually extends across one or more railway tracks. Warrant: Encyclopedia of Railways, OS Nock, 1977 Plural form: gantries
출처: www.mda.org.uk/railway/railobjg.htm
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| sign | a ring bearing a signet |
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| sign | the quality of being significant |
| sign | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred |
| sign | the message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| sign | fairly large |
| sign | rich in significance or implication |
| sign | important in effect or meaning |
| sign | (statistics) too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation |
| sign | any digit of a number that is known with certainty |
| sign | any digit of a number that is known with certainty |
| sign | a person with whom you have shared a long-term sexual relationship |
| sign | in a significant manner |