Schamroth's sign
Meanings
name
- The situation where the usual diamond-shaped "window" of space between the nailbeds when the distal phalanges of corresponding fingers of opposite hands are directly opposed.
Word forms
Etymology
Originally demonstrated by South African cardiologist Leo Schamroth.
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