Pulse — The rhythmic dilation of an artery resulting from beating of the heart. It is often measured by feeling the arteries of the wrist. * * * Rhythmic dilation of an artery, produced by the increased volume of blood thrown into the vessel by the… … Medical dictionary
Quincke edema (disease) pulse (sign) — Quin·cke edema (disease), pulse (sign) (kwingґkə) [Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke, German physician, 1842–1922] see angioedema and see under pulse … Medical dictionary
Quincke's disease — This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin and fatty tissues beneath the skin. Hereditary angioneurotic edema (or hereditary angioedema) is a genetic form of angioedema. Persons with … Medical dictionary
Quincke — Heinrich I., German physician, 1842–1922. See Q. pulse, Q. puncture, Q. sign … Medical dictionary
Quincke sign — see under pulse … Medical dictionary
capillary pulse — Quincke p … Medical dictionary
Heinrich Quincke — Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke (26 August 1842 19 May 1922) was a German internist and surgeon. His main contribution to internal medicine was the introduction of the lumbar puncture for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. After 1874, his main area… … Wikipedia
Watson's water hammer pulse — is the medical sign which describes a pulse that is bounding and forceful,[1] or, in other words, rapidly increasing and subsequently collapsing,[2] as if it were the hitting of a water hammer that was causing the pulse. This is associated with… … Wikipedia
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Aortic insufficiency — See also: mitral regurgitation and tricuspid insufficiency Aortic insufficiency Classification and external resources Micrograph of myxomatous degeneration – a cause of aortic insufficiency … Wikipedia
