Named signs

A ring of clear or pale yellow fluid around a central spot of blood when drainage dries on gauze or a sheet.

A crunching or crackling sound heard over the heart in time with the heartbeat.

Softening of the lower part of the uterus, felt by the examiner in early pregnancy.

Quick, upward thrusts into the upper abdomen to push out an object that is blocking a choking person's airway.

The weak area of the lower abdominal wall bounded by the rectus, the inferior epigastric vessels and the inguinal ligament; direct hernias occur here.

Pain in the calf when the foot is bent sharply upward with the knee straight.

An inherited brain disease in which certain nerve cells slowly break down over many years.

Small, widely spaced upper front teeth that are narrow at the biting edge, with a notch in the middle.