snowman sign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A figure-of-eight appearance on a cardiac X-ray, sometimes indicative of supracardiac TAPVC.

Word forms

snowman sign snowman signs

Etymology

From the resemblance to a snowman with separate head and body portions.

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