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• Chvostek-Weiss sign — Chvos·tek Weiss sign (kvosґtək vīsґ) [F. Chvostek; Nathan Weiss, Austrian physician, 1851–1883] Chvostek sign …   Medical dictionary

• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Weiss — Nathan, Austrian physician, 1851–1883. See W. sign. Soma, U.S. physician, 1898–1942. See Charcot W. Baker syndrome, Mallory W. lesion, Mallory W. syndrome, Mallory W. tear …   Medical dictionary

• Chvostek sign — The Chvostek sign (also Weiss sign) is one of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. It refers to an abnormal reaction to the stimulation of the facial nerve. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the… …   Wikipedia

• Nathan Weiss — (1851 1883) Nathan Weiss (May 8, 1851 – September 13, 1883) was an Austrian physician and neurologist born in Gross Meseritsch (today known as Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic). He studied medicine in Vienna, earning his doctorate in 1874. He… …   Wikipedia

• signo de Weiss — Eng. Weiss sign Contracción de la musculatura facial al percutir ligeramente en el nervio facial a nivel del ángulo orbitario externo que aparece en la tetania e histerismo …   Diccionario de oftalmología

• Chvostek sign — Chvostek Weiss sign spasm of the facial muscles elicited by tapping the facial nerve in the region of the parotid gland; seen in tetany. Called also Schultze or Schultze Chvostek s …   Medical dictionary

• Vladimír Weiss (1989) — Vladimír Weiss Apodo Vladi[1] …   Wikipedia Español

• Walt Weiss — Infobox MLB retired name=Walt Weiss position=Shortstop bats=Switch throws=Right birthdate=birth date and age|1963|11|28 Tuxedo, New York debutdate=July 12 debutyear=by|1987 debutteam=Oakland Athletics finaldate=October 1 finalyear=by|2000… …   Wikipedia

• Morris Weiss — in 2006 Born August 11, 1915 (1915 08 11) (age 96) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania …   Wikipedia

• David Weiss (novelist) — David Weiss (1909 – 2002) was an American novelist and writer best known for his bestselling 1963 biographical novel Naked Came I about the life of sculptor Auguste Rodin. Weiss’s novels have been published in America and Europe, and translated… …   Wikipedia