Medical Sign - Examples of Signs

Examples of Signs

  • Ascites (fluid in the abdomen)
  • Cachexia (loss of weight, muscle atrophy)
  • Caput medusae (dilated umbilical veins)
  • Clubbing (deformed nails)
  • Cough
  • Death rattle (last moments of life in a person/animal)
  • Fever
  • Gynecomastia (excessive breast tissue in males)
  • Hemoptysis (blood-stained sputum)
  • Hepatosplenomegaly (enlarged liver and spleen)
  • Icterus ("jaundice")
  • Lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes)
  • Palmar erythema (reddening of hands)
  • Splenomegaly (enlarged spleen)

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