Rovsing's sign

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Rovsing's sign

[rov′singz]

Etymology: Nils T. Rovsing, Danish surgeon, 1862-1927

an indication of acute appendicitis in which pressure on the left lower quadrant of the abdomen causes pain in the right lower quadrant. See also appendicitis.

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