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place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" (同)mark
a character indicating a relation between quantities; "dont forget the minus sign"
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure
a gesture that is part of a sign language
a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" (同)contract, sign on, sign_up
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" (同)ratify
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" (同)signal, signalize, signalise
mark with ones signature; write ones name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" (同)subscribe
be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
communicate in sign language; "I dont know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) (同)Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern
having a handwritten signature; "a signed letter"

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(ある事実・状態・感情などの)『表れ』,印,気配,徴侯(indication);(…の)こん跡,計跡《+『of』+『名』》・『身ぶり』,手まね,合図 / 『標識』,看板 / (数学・音楽などの)記号 / (…の)『象徴』,シンボル(symbol)《+『of』+『名』》・《文》(…の)『前兆』,きざし《+『of』+『名』》・宮(きゅう)(黄道12区分の一つ) ・〈手紙・書類・作品など〉‘に'『署名する』・(…に)〈名前など〉‘を'書く《+『名』+『on』(『to』)+『名』》 / …‘を'雇う契約に署名する・…‘を'合図する,知らせる;…に合図する・署名する・契約書に署名して雇われる
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1. 成人における急性細菌性髄膜炎の臨床的特徴および診断 clinical features and diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in adults
2. 月齢1ヶ月以上の小児における急性細菌性髄膜炎の臨床的特徴および診断 clinical features and diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in children older than one month of age
3. 小児における項部硬直の評価 evaluation of neck stiffness in children
4. 小児における肺炎球菌性髄膜炎 pneumococcal meningitis in children
5. 腰椎穿刺：成人における手技、適応、禁忌、および合併症 lumbar puncture technique indications contraindications and complications in adults

English Journal

Clinical features suggestive of meningitis in children: a systematic review of prospective data.

Curtis S, Stobart K, Vandermeer B, Simel DL, Klassen T.SourceDivision of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. scurtis@ualberta.ca
Pediatrics.Pediatrics.2010 Nov;126(5):952-60. Epub 2010 Oct 25.
CONTEXT: Clinical diagnosis of pediatric meningitis is fundamental; therefore, familiarity with evidence underscoring clinical features suggestive of meningitis is important.OBJECTIVE: To seek evidence supporting accuracy of clinical features of pediatric bacterial meningitis.METHODS: A review of Me
PMID 20974781

[Sensitivity and specificity of clinical signs in adults].

Lucht F.SourceService des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, hôpital Nord, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 02, France. frederic.lucht@univ-st-etienne.fr
Médecine et maladies infectieuses.Med Mal Infect.2009 Jul-Aug;39(7-8):445-51. Epub 2009 Jul 24.
Clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis may be delayed, either because off lack of sensitivity of clinical signs, or because of a poor vital prognosis; but over diagnosing is also frequent, leading to useless, expensive, and potentially dangerous hospitalizations. We conducted a comprehensi
PMID 19632074

Japanese Journal

<Case Reports>Echovirus encephalitis exhibiting an alternating electroencephalographic pattern in the early stage

IIDA Masashi,OHSATO Osamu,FUKUYA Masato,KAJI Noriyuki,KIKUCHI Chie,NISHIKAWA Mizuho,HANADA Masanori
Acta medica Kinki University 17(2), 177-181, 1992-11
… Although she was comatose at the worst stage, there was no cardiac or respiratory distress, general convulsion, stiffness in the neck or Kernig's sign. …
NAID 110000007318

結核性髄膜炎と肺粟粒結核が同時に認められた1症例

川瀬良郎,佐藤功,森泰胤,外山芳弘,坂本和裕,水川帰一郎,高島均,玉井豊理,田邉正忠
岡山医学会雑誌 101(1-2), 61-64, 1989-02
… A few days after admission, neck stiffness, headache, Kernig's sign and other neurological signs rapidly appeared. …
NAID 120002674272