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Rom·berg's sign
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or Romberg sign \ ˈräm-ˌbərg(z)- 
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\Medical Definition of Romberg's sign
: a diagnostic sign of tabes dorsalis and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are placed close together and the eyes are closed
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