Dalrymple's sign

Dalrymple's sign definition - medical

Dal·rym·ple's sign (dăl-rĭmˈpəlz, dălˈrĭm-)

noun
An indication of Graves' disease in which there is abnormal wideness of the palpebral fissures with retraction of the upper lid of the eye.

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