- Macewen
- Sir William, Scottish surgeon, 1848–1924. See M. sign, M. symptom, M. triangle.
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Macewen
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MacEwen — oder Macewen ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987), kanadische Schriftstellerin Malcolm MacEwen (1911–1996), britischer Journalist und Kommunist Walter MacEwen (1860–1943), amerikanischer Maler William Macewen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Macewen's sign — is a sign used to help to diagnose hydrocephalus (accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid) and brain abscesses. Tapping (percussion) the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal and parietal bones will produce a stronger resonant sound … Wikipedia
Macewen's operation — is an operation for the radical cure of inguinal hernia, discovered by Scottish surgeon Sir William Macewen (1864 1924). It is performed by closing the internal ring with a pad made of the hernial sac … Wikipedia
Macewen operation — A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848 1924), a surgeon in Glascow, Scotland who also described Macewen’s sign for the detection of hydrocephalus and brain abscess … Medical dictionary
Macewen sign — A sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot (near the junction of the frontal, temporal and parietal bones) yields an unusually resonant sound in the presence of hydrocephalus or a… … Medical dictionary
Macewen sign triangle — Mac·ew·en sign, triangle (mə kuґən) [Sir William Macewen, Scottish surgeon, 1848–1924] see under sign, and see foveola suprameatica … Medical dictionary
Macewen triangle — foveola suprameatica … Medical dictionary
William MacEwen — Infobox Medical Person name =Sir William MacEwen image width = caption = birth date =birth date|1848|6|22 birth place =Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland death date =death date and age|1924|3|22|1848|6|22 death place = profession =Surgeon… … Wikipedia
Norman MacEwen — Sir Norman MacEwen Lieutenant Colonel MacEwen Born 1881 Died … Wikipedia
Clan MacEwen — Crest badge suitable for members of Clan MacEwen. Clan MacEwen is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognized by Lord Lyon King of Arms and as such the clan can be considered an Armigerous clan. The principal clan with the … Wikipedia
