Lazarus sign
Meanings
noun
- A reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests.
Word forms
Etymology
After Lazarus in the Bible, who was resurrected from the dead.
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