Definitions from Wiktionary (Chvostek sign)
▸ noun: (medicine) One of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the facial muscles on the same side of the face contract momentarily.
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▸ noun: (medicine) One of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the facial muscles on the same side of the face contract momentarily.
Similar:
Lhermitte's sign,
Lhermitte sign,
Tinel's sign,
tetanomotor,
faceache,
trigeminal nerve,
galvanocontractility,
electroanesthesia,
vibrotaction,
tetanus,
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