Chvostek sign
nounEtymology
Named after František Chvostek, Austrian-born surgeon who described it.
Definitions
One of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. When the facial nerve is tapped at the…
One of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the facial muscles on the same side of the face contract momentarily.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Chvostek sign. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA