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Adson manoeuvre (medicine) and Dowsabel (iou)


Adson manoeuvre (medicine)


Adson manoeuvre -->
Adson's test


A test for thoracic outlet syndrome; the patient is seated, with head extended and turned to the side of the lesion; with deep inspiration there is a diminution or total loss of radial pulse on the affected side. Not all patients with a positive Adson's test have thoracic outlet syndrome.

Synonym: Adson manoeuvre.


Dowsabel (iou)



Dowsabel noun. Long arch. L16.
[Alt. (through French) of female forename Dulcibella.]
A sweetheart, a pet. Freq. as a form of address.