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BROADBENT'S SIGN

\bɹˈɔːdbənts sˈa͡ɪn], \bɹˈɔːdbənts sˈa‍ɪn], \b_ɹ_ˈɔː_d_b_ə_n_t_s s_ˈaɪ_n]\

Definitions of BROADBENT'S SIGN

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Systolic retraction of the interspace near the apex of the 11th and 12th ribs in the back as a sign of adherent pericardium.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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