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Winterbottom's sign

Winterbottom's sign proper noun: a swelling of lymph nodes along the back of the neck, characteristic of the early phase of African trypanosomiasis, and suggestive of cerebral infection.

Proper noun

Winterbottom's sign

  1. A swelling of lymph nodes along the back of the neck, characteristic of the early phase of African trypanosomiasis, and suggestive of cerebral infection.

Origin of Winterbottom's sign

From descriptions made by Dr. Thomas Masterman Winterbottom (1766-1859) in 1803.

Questions about Winterbottom's sign

What does Winterbottom's sign mean?
Winterbottom's sign means a swelling of lymph nodes along the back of the neck, characteristic of the early phase of African trypanosomiasis, and suggestive of cerebral infection.
What part of speech is Winterbottom's sign?
Winterbottom's sign is a proper noun.

Words near Winterbottom's sign in the dictionary

  1. Winterborne Kingston
  2. Winterborne Monkton
  3. Winterborne Stickland
  4. Winterbotham
  5. Winterbottom
  6. Winterbottom's sign
  7. Winterbottoms
  8. winterbound
  9. Winterbourn
  10. winterbourne
  11. winterbournes

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