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One entry found. Main Entry: Chvos·tek's sign Pronunciation: \(ḵə-)ˌvȯs-ˌtek(s)-\ Variant(s): or Chvos·tek sign \(ḵə-)ˌvȯs-ˌtek-\ Function: noun : a twitch of the facial muscles following gentle tapping over the facial nerve in front of the ear that indicates hyperirritability of the facial nerve Chvos·tek \ˈḵvȯs-ˌtek\ Franz (1835–1884), Austrian surgeon. Chvostek was a military doctor and professor at a military medical school in Vienna. In 1876 he published an article in which he announced his discovery that in a patient with tetany, tapping the optic nerve in front of the ear produces a spasm of the cheek muscles. This sign of tetany now bears his name. |
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\ as e in kitten \ r \ as ur/er in further \ a \ as a in ash \  \ as a
in ace \ ä \ as o in mop \ a  \ as ou
in out \ b \ as in baby \ ch \ as ch in chin \ d \ as d in did \ e \ as e in bet \  \ as ea in easy \ \ as y in easy \ f \ as f in fifty |
\ g \ as g in go \ h \ as h in hat \ i \ as i in hit \  \ as i in ice \ j \ as j in job \ k \ as k in kin \  \ as ch in ich dien \ l \ as l in lily \ m \ as m in murmur \ n \ as n in own \  \ as ng
in sing \  \ as o
in go\  \ as aw
in law \ i \ as oy
in boy \ p \ as p in pepper |
\ r \ as r in red \ s \ as s in less> \ sh \ as sh in shy \ t \ as t in tie \ th \ as th in thin \ th \ as th in the \ ü \ as oo in loot \ \ as oo
in foot \ v \ as v in vivid \ w \ as w in away \ y \ as y in yet \ yü \ as you in youth \ y \
as u in curable \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |