abrupt intermittent oscillation of the iris under the influence of light; seen in certain stages of tabes dorsalis. a sign of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy; to stand from the supine position, the patient rolls to the prone position, kneels, and pushes up to a standing position with hands against shins, kne...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a maneuver performed by a patient with weak knee and thigh flexors on changing from the sitting to the standing position; consists of first flexing the trunk at the hips, then placing the hands on the knees, and then extending the trunk by using the hands to walk up the legs; identified principally with Duchenne muscular ...
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