clinical sign
objective indication of a medical fact or characteristic of a disease, injury, or abnormal physiological state that may be detected during the physical examination of a patient
vomiting
forcible expulsion of the contents of the stomach through the mouth
psychosis
abnormal condition of the mind that involves hallucinations and delusions and is a symptom of any of various disorders or other causes
scoliosis
spine postural abnormalities in which vertebral column has three diamentional curvature
necrosis
premature cell death
heart failure
failure of the heart to provide sufficient blood flow
asphyxia
condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body
urinary cast
Abnormal protein precipitations in urine in certain disease states
B symptoms
symptoms associated with lymphoma
abdominal guarding
in medicine, the tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs
pimple
localised skin elevation
pimple
localised skin elevation
tetany
medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles
mental confusion
state of being bewildered or unclear in one’s mind about something
emaciation
extreme weight loss and unnatural thinness due to a loss of subcutaneous fat
hyperventilation
rapid breathing
rash
skin condition
catarrh
inflammation of the mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body
primary polydipsia
dry mouth and excessive fluid consumption in the absence of physiological stimuli to drink with physiological suppression of arginine-vasopressin secretion or a decrease in the sensitivity threshold of osmoreceptors (thirst center)
hypothermia
human body core temperature below 35.0 °C (95.0 °F)
blood in stool
symptom
rumination
persistent thinking that causes worry and distress
hypochromia
under-colored red blood cells
hypoventilation
insufficient breathing
psoas sign
medical sign
saddle anesthesia
clinical sign
radiologic sign
medical sign from radiology
falls in older adults
involuntary loss of postural stability, resulting in impacts against the ground or other objects, related to aging, audiological changes, and balance disorders
lymphadenitis
lymph node and lymph vessels inflammation
moria
childish euphoria
bruit
abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery
respiratory arrest
condition that exists at any point a patient stops breathing or is ineffectively breathing
Douglas cry
pain when the examiner finger reach the Douglas pouch
lines of Zahn
features on a thrombus
adverse food reaction
adverse response by the body to food or a specific type of food
Bancroft's sign
clinical sign found in patients with deep vein thrombosis of the lower leg involving the posterior tibial veins
Bing's sign
clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the foot or toe with a pin causes extension of the great toe
tenderness
clinical sign; pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched
Blood lipid
lipids in the blood, either free or bound to other molecules
Brewer infarcts
histological finding found in renal disease
Bruns nystagmus
type of bilateral nystagmus most commonly occurring in patients with cerebellopontine angle tumours
Casal collar
clinical sign in which there is an erythematous pigmented skin rash in the distribution of a broad collar
Conjunctival suffusion
conjunctivitis without exudate
Dance's sign
clinical sign indicating intussusception
Gonda's sign
medical condition
hypersensitivity
inflammatory response to an exogenous environmental antigen or an endogenous antigen initiated by the adaptive immune system
Munson's sign
medical condition
muscle fatigue
loss of ability of a muscle to generate force
puddle sign
clinical sign
purple urine bag syndrome
medical sign