Musset's sign

[ mōō-sāz′, mü- ]

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An indication of aortic insufficiency in which the head rhythmically nods in synchrony with the heartbeat.

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They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that read: “The Buck Stops Here.”
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Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
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Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
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En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
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Idly his pen traced upon the paper in front of him a large X, the sign of the unknown quantity.
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