Porter's sign

[ pôr′tərz ]

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An indication of aneurysm of the aortic arch marked by pulsation of the trachea when the cricoid cartilage of the larynx is drawn upward with the thumb and forefinger while the individual sits with the head thrown back and mouth closed.

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How to use Porter's sign in a sentence

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.
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If he did, it could be a sign that our politicians are ready to resume genuine policy-making across party lines.
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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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The Café tender was asleep in his chair; the porter had gone off; the sentinel alone kept awake on his post.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
To talk German was beyond the sweep of my dizziest ambition, but an Italian runner or porter instantly presented himself.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Arrived at the dépôt, I discharged my porter, sat down and waited for the place to open, with ample leisure for reflection.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various