Dalrymple sign


Dal·rym·ple sign

(dal'rim-pĕl), retraction of the upper eyelid in Graves disease, causing abnormal wideness of the palpebral fissure.

Dal·rym·ple sign

(dal'rim-pĕl sīn) Retraction of the upper eyelid in Graves disease; abnormal wideness of the palpebral fissure present.

Dalrymple,

John, English oculist, 1804-1852. Dalrymple diseaseDalrymple sign - retraction of the upper eyelid in Graves disease, causing abnormal wideness of the palpebral fissure.