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physical sign

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physical sign
n.
Any of various signs that are elicited by auscultation, percussion, or palpation.

physical sign
Etymology: Gk, physikos, natural; L, signum
an objective indicator found during physical diagnosis or detected by inspection, palpation, percussion, or auscultation.


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Clinicians also can look for physical signs to diagnose eating disorder behavior.
It urged health workers to "listen to" and "observe" children, taking in their appearance and behaviour, any physical signs of abuse and interaction between parent and child.
Some physical signs alert the examiner to the presence of a disturbance in lipoprotein metabolism and should prompt laboratory testing.
 
 
 
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