Brudzinski sign
noun
Brud·zin·ski sign
brü-ˈjin-skē-
brüd-ˈzin-
variants
or Brudzinski's sign
: any of several symptoms of meningeal irritation occurring especially in meningitis
especially
: involuntary bending of the knees and hips of a supine patient caused by lifting the head of the patient so that the chin moves towards the chest
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