de Quer·vain tenosynovitis
(dĕ-kār-van[h]'), inflammation of the tendons of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist, which includes the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis; diagnosed by a specific provocative test (Finkelstein test).
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de Quer·vain ten·o·syn·o·vi·tis
(dĕ kār'vahn[h]' ten'ō-sin-ō-vī'tis) Common tenosynovitis involving the thumb tendons and abductor pollicis longus and pollicis brevis muscles.
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de Quervain,
Fritz, Swiss surgeon, 1868-1940. de Quervain disease - fibrosis of the sheath of a tendon of the thumb. Synonym(s): radial styloid tendovaginitis
de Quervain fracture - fracture of navicular bone with dislocation of lunar bone.
de Quervain incision
de Quervain release
de Quervain tenolysis
de Quervain tenosynovitis
de Quervain thyroiditis - thyroiditis with round cell infiltration, destruction of thyroid cells, epithelial giant cell proliferation, and evidence of regeneration. Synonym(s): subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
Quervain abdominal retractor
Quervain cranial forceps
Quervain elevator
Quervain forceps
Quervain incision
Quervain release
Quervain rongeur
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