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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"
of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" (同)uninterrupted
a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix (同)pessary, contraceptive diaphragm
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" (同)stop
electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration (同)midriff
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
(時間的・空間的に)『切り目なく続く』;続けざまの,途切れない
横隔膜 / (一般に仕切りとなる)隔膜,仕切板 / (電話機などの)振動板 / (カメラなどの)絞り / (避妊用)ペッサリー
(17,8世紀音楽での)通奏低音

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Continuous diaphragm sign.

Schmitt ER, Burg MD.SourceHarbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Torrance, California.
The western journal of emergency medicine.West J Emerg Med.2011 Nov;12(4):526-7.
PMID 22224153

Signs in chest imaging.

Algın O, Gökalp G, Topal U.SourceDepartment of Radiology, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey. droktayalgin@gmail.com
Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey).Diagn Interv Radiol.2011 Mar;17(1):18-29. Epub 2010 Jul 28.
A radiological sign can sometimes resemble a particular object or pattern and is often highly suggestive of a group of similar pathologies. Awareness of such similarities can shorten the differential diagnosis list. Many such signs have been described for X-ray and computed tomography (CT) images. I
PMID 20669122