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Pratt's sign

Pratt's sign proper noun: an indication of femoral deep vein thrombosis: it is the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.

Proper noun

Pratt's sign

  1. An indication of femoral deep vein thrombosis: it is the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.

Origin of Pratt's sign

Described in 1949 by American surgeon Gerald H. Pratt (1928–2006).

Questions about Pratt's sign

What does Pratt's sign mean?
Pratt's sign means an indication of femoral deep vein thrombosis: it is the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.
What part of speech is Pratt's sign?
Pratt's sign is a proper noun.

Words near Pratt's sign in the dictionary

  1. Pratt County
  2. Pratt knot
  3. Pratt knots
  4. Pratt truss
  5. Pratt's Bottom
  6. Pratt's sign
  7. Pratt's symptom
  8. Pratte
  9. pratted about
  10. pratted around
  11. Pratteln

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