Macewen sign


Mac·ew·en sign

(mă-kū'ĕn), percussion of the skull gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus. Synonym(s): Macewen symptom

Mac·ew·en sign

(măk-yū'ĕn sīn) Percussion of the skull produces a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus.

Macewen,

Sir William, Scottish surgeon, 1848-1924. Macewen classificationMacewen drillMacewen herniorrhaphyMacewen operationMacewen osteotomyMacewen sawMacewen sign - percussion of the skull gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus. Synonym(s): Macewen symptomMacewen symptom - Synonym(s): Macewen signMacewen triangle - Synonym(s): suprameatal triangle

Mac·ew·en sign

(măk-yū'ĕn sīn) Percussion of cranium gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus.