English Explanatory Dictionary

Tinel's sign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A way to detect irritated nerves, by percussing over the nerve to elicit a tingling sensation.

Word forms

Tinel's sign

Etymology

Named after French neurologist Jules Tinel (1879–1952).

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