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Tinel's sign

Tinel's sign proper noun: a way to detect irritated nerves, by percussing over the nerve to elicit a tingling sensation.

Proper noun

Tinel's sign

  1. A way to detect irritated nerves, by percussing over the nerve to elicit a tingling sensation.

Origin of Tinel's sign

Named after French neurologist Jules Tinel (1879–1952).

Questions about Tinel's sign

What does Tinel's sign mean?
Tinel's sign means a way to detect irritated nerves, by percussing over the nerve to elicit a tingling sensation.
What part of speech is Tinel's sign?
Tinel's sign is a proper noun.

Words near Tinel's sign in the dictionary

  1. tineas
  2. tined
  3. Tineg
  4. tineid
  5. tineids
  6. Tinel's sign
  7. tineman
  8. tinemen
  9. tinene
  10. Tineo
  11. tineodid

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