Drummond sign
Drum·mond sign
(drŭm'ŏnd),in certain cases of aortic aneurysm, a puffing sound, synchronous with cardiac systole, heard from the nostrils, when the mouth is closed.
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Drum·mond sign
(drŭm'ŏnd sīn)In some cases of aortic aneurysm, a puffing sound, synchronous with cardiac systole, heard from the nostrils, when the mouth is closed.
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Drummond,
Sir David, English physician, 1852-1932.artery of Drummond - artery formed by anastomoses between the right and left colic arteries. Synonym(s): marginal artery of colon
Drummond sign - in certain cases of aortic aneurysm, a puffing sound synchronous with cardiac systole, heard from the nostrils when the mouth is closed.
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