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Deuel's halo sign

Deuel's halo sign proper noun: an X-ray finding of intrauterine death, where the usual zone of reduced density visible around the head of a relatively mature fetus before delivery appears separate from the cranium.

Proper noun

Deuel's halo sign

  1. (historical) An X-ray finding of intrauterine death, where the usual zone of reduced density visible around the head of a relatively mature fetus before delivery appears separate from the cranium.

Origin of Deuel's halo sign

Described by H. Deuel in 1947.

Questions about Deuel's halo sign

What does Deuel's halo sign mean?
Deuel's halo sign means an X-ray finding of intrauterine death, where the usual zone of reduced density visible around the head of a relatively mature fetus before delivery appears separate from the cranium.
What part of speech is Deuel's halo sign?
Deuel's halo sign is a proper noun.

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