Amoss sign


Amoss sign

(ām′ŏs) [Harold L. Amoss, U.S. pathologist, 1886–1956] A physical finding in spinal pain or meningitis, in which the patient sits up from a supine position by supporting himself with his arms placed behind him.

Amoss,

Harold Lindsay, U.S. physician, 1886-1956. Amoss sign - in painful flexion of the spine, it is necessary to support a sitting position by extending the arms behind the torso with the weight placed on the hands.