Medical Definition of Fischer's symptom
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An obsolete sign: in tuberculosis of the mediastinal or peri-bronchial glands, after bending the patient's head as far back as possible, auscultation over the manubrium sterni will sometimes reveal a continuous loud murmur caused by the pressure of the enlarged glands on the large mediastinal vessels.
Synonym: Fischer's symptom.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fischer's Symptom
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