Hoffmann's Sign Definition
noun
Severe pain in the trigeminal nerve in response to mild mechanical stimulation, characteristic of latent tetany.
American Heritage Medicine
Flexion of the terminal phalanx of the thumb and of the second and third phalanges of other fingers when one of the middle fingertips is flicked.
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