Heilbronner thigh

Heil·bron·ner thigh

(hīl'brŏn-ĕr),

in cases of organic paralysis, flattening and broadening of the thigh, when the patient lies supine on a hard mattress; absent in hysterical paralysis.

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Heil·bron·ner thigh

(hīl'bron-er thī)

In cases of organic paralysis, flattening and broadening of the thigh when the patient lies supine on a hard mattress; absent in hysteric paralysis.

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Heilbronner,

Karl, Dutch physician, 1869-1914.

Heilbronner thigh - in cases of organic paralysis, flattening and broadening of the thigh, when the patient lies supine on a hard mattress.

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