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Wartenberg's sign

Wartenberg's sign proper noun: a neurological sign consisting of involuntary abduction of the little finger, caused by unopposed action of the extensor digiti minimi.

Proper noun

Wartenberg's sign

  1. A neurological sign consisting of involuntary abduction of the little finger, caused by unopposed action of the extensor digiti minimi.

Questions about Wartenberg's sign

What does Wartenberg's sign mean?
Wartenberg's sign means a neurological sign consisting of involuntary abduction of the little finger, caused by unopposed action of the extensor digiti minimi.
What part of speech is Wartenberg's sign?
Wartenberg's sign is a proper noun.

Words near Wartenberg's sign in the dictionary

  1. Wartenberg pinwheels
  2. Wartenberg wheel
  3. Wartenberg wheels
  4. Wartenberg's migrant sensory neuritis
  5. Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy
  6. Wartenberg's sign
  7. Wartenberg's syndrome
  8. Warter
  9. wartern
  10. warterns
  11. wartface

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