Ripault sign


Ri·pault sign

(rē-pō'), a sign of death, consisting of a permanent change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral pressure on the eyeball.

Ri·pault sign

(rē-pō sīn) A sign of death, consisting in a permanent change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral pressure on the eyeball.

Ripault sign

(rē-pō′) [Louis H. A. Ripault, Fr. physician, 1807–1856] A change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral (external) pressure on the eyeball.

Ripault,

Louis H.A., French physician, 1807-1856. Ripault sign - a sign of death consisting of a permanent change in the shape of the pupil produced by unilateral pressure on the eyeball.