Goggia's sign

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• Goggia sign — Gog·gia sign (goґjah) [Carlo Paolo Goggia, Italian physician, 1871–1948] see under sign …   Medical dictionary

• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Goggia — Carlo P., 20th century Italian physician. See G. sign …   Medical dictionary

• Goggia sign — in health, the fibrillary contraction produced by striking and then pinching the brachial biceps extends throughout the whole muscle; in debilitating disease, such as typhoid fever, the contraction is local …   Medical dictionary