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macewen's sign

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macewen's sign
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A clinical finding in which percussion of the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal, and parietal bones produces a cracked-pot sound, indicative of separated sutures.

name

A clinical finding, suggestive of alcoholic coma, in which the pupils are contracted but an external painful stimulation causes dilation followed by slow constriction.

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Etymology

Discovered by surgeon and professor Sir William Macewen (1848–1924).

Questions

What does macewen's sign mean?
A clinical finding in which percussion of the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal, and parietal bones produces a cracked-pot sound, indicative of separated sutures.
Where does macewen's sign come from?
Discovered by surgeon and professor Sir William Macewen (1848–1924).

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