See Also: Westphal's phenomenon(medicine)
Westphal-Piltz phenomenon(medicine)
Westphal's sign(medicine)
Westphal's disease(medicine)
Westphal, Karl(medicine)
Westphal-Erb sign(medicine)
Erb-Westphal sign(medicine)
Westphal's pseudosclerosis(medicine)
Westphal-Strumpell pseudosclerosis(medicine)
Westphal's pupillary reflex(medicine)

Clare (iou) and Westphal's phenomenon (medicine)


Clare (iou)



Clare noun. E17.
[from St Clare (see below).]
A nun of the Franciscan order founded by St Clare at Assisi c 1212. Freq. Poor Clare.

Westphal's phenomenon (medicine)


Westphal's phenomenon -->
Erb-Westphal sign
<clinical sign> Abolition of the patellar tendon reflex, in tabes and certain Other diseases of the spinal cord, and occasionally also in brain disease.

Synonym: Erb sign, Westphal's phenomenon, Westphal's sign, Westphal-Erb sign.