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Battle's sign

Battle's sign proper noun: mastoid ecchymosis: a late indication of fracture of middle cranial fossa of the skull, appearing as bruising over one or both of the mastoid processes at least a day after the injury, and sometimes associated with underlying brain trauma.

Proper noun

Battle's sign

  1. Mastoid ecchymosis: a late indication of fracture of middle cranial fossa of the skull, appearing as bruising over one or both of the mastoid processes at least a day after the injury, and sometimes associated with underlying brain trauma.

Origin of Battle's sign

Named after William Henry Battle.

Questions about Battle's sign

What does Battle's sign mean?
Battle's sign means mastoid ecchymosis: a late indication of fracture of middle cranial fossa of the skull, appearing as bruising over one or both of the mastoid processes at least a day after the injury, and sometimes associated with underlying brain trauma.
What part of speech is Battle's sign?
Battle's sign is a proper noun.

Words near Battle's sign in the dictionary

  1. battle taxis
  2. battle waggon
  3. battle waggons
  4. battle wagon
  5. battle wagons
  6. Battle's sign
  7. battle-array
  8. battle-arrays
  9. battle-ax
  10. battle-axe
  11. battle-axes

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