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Westermark sign

Westermark sign noun: a sign in chest radiography that represents a focus of oligemia seen distal to a pulmonary embolism.

Noun

Westermark sign

  1. A sign in chest radiography that represents a focus of oligemia seen distal to a pulmonary embolism.

Origin of Westermark sign

Named after Nils Westermark, a Swedish radiologist.

Questions about Westermark sign

What does Westermark sign mean?
Westermark sign means a sign in chest radiography that represents a focus of oligemia seen distal to a pulmonary embolism.
What part of speech is Westermark sign?
Westermark sign is a noun.

Words near Westermark sign in the dictionary

  1. Westerman
  2. Westermann
  3. Westermanns
  4. Westermans
  5. Westermarck effect
  6. Westermark sign
  7. westermost
  8. western
  9. Western Abenaki
  10. Western Abnaki
  11. western action shooting

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