What is the definition of Chvostek's sign? | Dictionary.net

CHVOSTEK'S SIGN

\sˌiːˈe͡ɪt͡ʃvˈɒztɛks sˈa͡ɪn], \sˌiːˈe‍ɪt‍ʃvˈɒztɛks sˈa‍ɪn], \s_ˌiː__ˈeɪ_tʃ_v_ˈɒ_z_t_ɛ_k_s s_ˈaɪ_n]\

Definitions of CHVOSTEK'S SIGN

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

Sort: Oldest first

Spasm of one cheek following a lap in cases of tetany.
sudden spasm on tapping one side of face: seen in post-operative tetany.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Twitching of the facial muscles about the corners of the face and the eyes on striking gently below the zygoma or on the malar bone, observed in tetany.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

Word of the day

Triumviri

of Triumvir

View More

Nearby Words