Medical Definition of Gordon's sign

1. A sign of organic hemiplegia; with the patient's elbow resting on a table, the patient's wrist is grasped by the examiner's hand, the thumb of which is used to exert pressure on the radial side of the patient's pisiform bone; if the hemiplegia is organic, some or all of the patient's fingers become extended and spread out in a fanlike form. Synonym: Gordon's sign. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gordon's Sign

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gorcocks
gorcrow
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gorcrows
gordiacea
gordian
Gordian
Gordian knot
Gordimer
gordita
gorditas
gordius
Gordius
Gordon's sign
Gordon's symptom
Gordon and Sweet stain
Gordon reflex
Gordon setter
gore
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gorebill
gored
gores
Gore Vidal
gorfly
Gorgas
gorge
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