n 1  :  one of a set of gestures used to represent language  2  :  an objective evidence of disease esp. as observed and interpreted by the physician rather than by the patient or lay observer <narrow retinal vessels are a of arteriosclerosis>  - see BRUDZINSKI SIGN CHVOSTEK'S SIGN HOMANS' SIGN KERNIG SIGN PHYSICAL SIGN PLACENTAL SIGN ROMBERG'S SIGN TINEL'S SIGN VITAL SIGNS VON GRAEFE'S SIGN  - compare SYMPTOM  .
 
 
 
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