Bassler sign
Bass·ler sign
(bas'lĕr),in chronic appendicitis, pinching the appendix between the thumb and the iliacus muscle causes sharp pain.
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Bassler sign
An obsolete term that formerly dignified the intense pain evoked by pinching the appendix between the thumb and iliacus muscle to diagnose chronic appendicitis.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Bassler,
Anthony, U.S. physician, 1874-1959.Bassler sign - in chronic appendicitis, pinching the appendix between the thumb and the iliacus muscle causes sharp pain.
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