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lachman test

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
lach-man test
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee is flexed at 20–30 degrees with the patient supine, and the tibia is pulled forward to assess the its anterior motion in comparison with the femur.

Etymology

Named after John Lachman, an orthopaedic surgeon.

Inflected Forms

Lachman tests (plural)

Questions

What does lachman test mean?
A clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee is flexed at 20–30 degrees with the patient supine, and the tibia is pulled forward to assess the its anterior motion in comparison with the femur.
Where does lachman test come from?
Named after John Lachman, an orthopaedic surgeon.

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