Taber's Medical Dictionary
Amoss sign
(ām′ŏs)
[Harold L. Amoss, U.S. pathologist, 1886-1956]
A physical finding in spinal pain or meningitis, in which the patient sits up from a supine position by supporting himself with his arms placed behind him.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Amoss Sign." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747938/all/Amoss_sign.
Amoss sign. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747938/all/Amoss_sign. Accessed October 21, 2019.
Amoss sign. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747938/all/Amoss_sign
Amoss Sign [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 October 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747938/all/Amoss_sign.
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