Mannkopf sign


Mann·kopf sign

(mahn'kopf), acceleration of the pulse when a painful point is pressed on.

Mann·kopf sign

(mahn'kopf sīn) Acceleration of the pulse when a painful point is pressed on.

Mannkopf sign

(man′kopf″) [Emil W. Mannkopf, Ger. physician, 1836–1918] Acceleration of the pulse exhibited on pressing a painful point. The sign is not present in simulated pain. It is rarely sought in contemporary physical examination.

Mannkopf,

Emil W., German physician, 1836-1918. Mannkopf sign - acceleration of the pulse when a painful point is pressed upon.