- Rumpel-Leede phenomenon (sign test)
- Rum·pel-Leede phenomenon (sign, test) (roomґpəl lēdґ) [Theodor Rumpel, German physician, 1862–1923; Carl Stockbridge Leede, American physician, 1882–1964] see under phenomenon.
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Rumpel-Leede phenomenon (sign test)
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