Gerhardt-Semon law

Gerhardt-Semon law

An obsolete hypothesis intended to account for the anomalous position of the vocal cords following injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerves.

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Gerhardt,

Carl Adolf Christian Jacob, German physician, 1833-1902.

Gerhardt disease - Synonym(s): Gerhardt-Mitchell disease

Gerhardt-Mitchell disease - paroxysmal throbbing and burning pain in the skin affecting the hands and feet, accompanied by a dusky mottled redness of the parts with increased skin temperature. Synonym(s): erythromelalgia; Gerhardt disease; Mitchell disease; Weir Mitchell disease

Gerhardt reaction - Synonym(s): Gerhardt test for acetoacetic acid

Gerhardt-Semon law - obsolete law formerly used to account for the position of affected vocal cords after injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve(s).

Gerhardt sign - complete bilateral paralysis of the adductor muscles of the larynx with severe inspiratory dyspnea. Synonym(s): Biermer sign

Gerhardt syndrome - bilateral laryngeal abductor paralysis.

Gerhardt test for acetoacetic acid - Synonym(s): Gerhardt reaction

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Semon,

Sir Felix, German laryngologist in England, 1849-1921.

Gerhardt-Semon law - see under Gerhardt, Carl

Semon law - an obsolete law regarding injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

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