Auenbrugger sign


Au·en·brug·ger sign

(ow-ĕn-brūg'ĕr), an epigastric prominence seen in cases of marked pericardial effusion.

Auenbrugger sign

An obsolete term that formerly dignified epigastric bulging as a sign of pericardial effusion.

Au·en·brug·ger sign

(ow'en-brūg-er sīn) An epigastric prominence seen in cases of marked pericardial effusion.

Auenbrugger,

Leopold, Austrian physician, 1722-1809. Auenbrugger sign - an epigastric prominence seen in cases of marked pericardial effusion.