Taber's Medical Dictionary
Battle sign
(bat′ĕl )
[William Henry Battle, Brit. surgeon, 1855-1936]
Ecchymosis behind the ear; a physical finding in patients with basilar skull fracture.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Battle Sign." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755155/0/Battle_sign.
Battle sign. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755155/0/Battle_sign. Accessed May 21, 2026.
Battle sign. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755155/0/Battle_sign
Battle Sign [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755155/0/Battle_sign.
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