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Boas' sign

Boas' sign proper noun: hyperesthesia below the right scapula, sometimes a symptom of acute cholecystitis.

Proper noun

Boas' sign

  1. hyperesthesia below the right scapula, sometimes a symptom of acute cholecystitis

Origin of Boas' sign

Named after Ismar Isidor Boas (1858–1938), German physician.

Questions about Boas' sign

What does Boas' sign mean?
Boas' sign means hyperesthesia below the right scapula, sometimes a symptom of acute cholecystitis.
What part of speech is Boas' sign?
Boas' sign is a proper noun.

Words near Boas' sign in the dictionary

  1. boarskins
  2. boarspear
  3. boart
  4. boarts
  5. boas
  6. Boas' sign
  7. Boas-Buck polynomial
  8. Boas-Buck polynomials
  9. Boasberg
  10. Boase
  11. Boases

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