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SIGNE FLOT [1 record]

Record 1 1990-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A sign of free fluid in the abdominal cavity; percussion on one side of the abdomen transmits a wave that is felt on the opposite side.

OBS

The term "fluid wave" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Perception, par la main posée à plat sur un des flancs du malade, de l'onde de choc provoquée par la percussion de l'autre flanc, traduisant l'existence d'un épanchement liquidien intrapéritonéal libre.

Spanish

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