Tinel's sign

Ti·nel's sign

noun \ti-ˈnelz-\

Definition of TINEL'S SIGN

: a tingling sensation felt in the distal portion of a limb upon percussion of the skin over a regenerating nerve in the limb

Biographical Note for TINEL'S SIGN

Ti·nel \tē-nel\ Jules (1879–1952), French neurologist. In 1916 Tinel published a study of the effect of gunshot wounds on nerves. The work included a discussion of Tinel's sign.