Ripault sign
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Ri·pault sign
(rē-pō'),a sign of death, consisting of a permanent change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral pressure on the eyeball.
Ri·pault sign
(rē-pō sīn)A sign of death, consisting in a permanent change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral pressure on the eyeball.
Ripault sign
(rē-pō′) [Louis H. A. Ripault, Fr. physician, 1807–1856]
A change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral (external) pressure on the eyeball.
Ripault,
Louis H.A., French physician, 1807-1856.Ripault sign - a sign of death consisting of a permanent change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral pressure on the eyeball.