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Sign

Definition(s)

1: One of a set of gestures used to represent language. 2: An objective evidence of disease especially as observed and interpreted by the physician rather than by the patient or lay observer (narrow retinal vessels are a sign of arteriosclerosis).

Definition from: Merriam-Webster's Medical DictionaryThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. by Merriam-Webster Inc.

Related discussion in the Handbook

See also Understanding Medical Terminology.

 
Published: February 11, 2013