KERNIG'S SIGN
\kˈɜːnɪɡz sˈa͡ɪn], \kˈɜːnɪɡz sˈaɪn], \k_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_ɡ_z s_ˈaɪ_n]\
Definitions of KERNIG'S SIGN
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symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
By Princeton University
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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Nearby Words
- kernelled
- kernelling
- kernelly
- kernels, waxing
- kernicterus
- Kernig's Sign
- kerning
- kernite
- kerocaine
- keroid
- kerolite