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Grisolle's sign

Grisolle's sign proper noun: the presence of papules when the skin was stretched, used to identify cases of smallpox.

Proper noun

Grisolle's sign

  1. (historical) The presence of papules when the skin was stretched, used to identify cases of smallpox.

Origin of Grisolle's sign

After Augustin Grisolle (1811–1869), French physician.

Questions about Grisolle's sign

What does Grisolle's sign mean?
Grisolle's sign means the presence of papules when the skin was stretched, used to identify cases of smallpox.
What part of speech is Grisolle's sign?
Grisolle's sign is a proper noun.

Words near Grisolle's sign in the dictionary

  1. Grismer
  2. Grismers
  3. Grismore
  4. Grismores
  5. grisms
  6. Grisolle's sign
  7. grison
  8. grisons
  9. grisounite
  10. grisoutine
  11. grisoutite

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