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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"
cover with wax; "wax the car"
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" (同)full
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" (同)mount, climb, rise
decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full"
the application of wax to a surface
a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"

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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
《語・句・節を対等に結んで》…『と』…,…や…,および / 《数詞を結合して》…『足す』…,…に加えて / …『しかも』…,…して,同時に… / 《時間的に》『そして』,それから,すると(and then) / 《当然の帰結として》…『ので』,…だから(and so) / 《おもに話》《命令文などの後で》『そうすれば』,そうしたら / 《追加・強調して》それに,しかも / 《対照的な内容を導いて》ところが,しかし(but) / 《譲歩的に》それなのに,それでいながら / 《A and Bで一体の関係を表して》《単数扱い》 / 《同一語を反復して多数・継続などを表して》 / 《同一の複数名詞を結合して変化・種類などを表して》 / 《話》《「形容詞+and+形容詞」の形で前の形容詞が後に副詞的に働く》 / 《話》《「動詞come, goなど+and+動詞」の形でandとその後の動詞が不定詞の働きをして》 / 《「動詞+and+動詞」の形で後の動詞が現在分詞の意を表して》 / 《話》《文頭において前の質問・意見などに同意を示して》そうとも,そして(Yes!and) / 《話》《文頭に置いて驚き・疑念・非難などを表して》ほんとうに;…なのに
『ろう』(ミツバチが巣を作るために用いる beeswax,その他の動物性,植物性・鉱物性ろうの総称) / 耳あか(earwax) / (床・家具・自動車などをみがく)『ワックス』 / …‘を'ワックスでみがく;…‘に'ろうを塗る
〈月が〉だんだん大きくなる,満ちる / 〈大きさ・強さ・数量などが〉増大する / 《古》《形容詞を伴って》〈人が〉(…に)なる
かんしゃく,腹だち(rage)
〈月が〉『欠ける』;〈潮が〉引く《+away》 / 〈光・勢力などが〉衰える,弱まる / 〈季節などが〉終りに近づく / 月が欠けること / 衰え,衰弱

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Reversed halo sign in lymphomatoid granulomatosis.

Benamore RE1, Weisbrod GL, Hwang DM, Bailey DJ, Pierre AF, Lazar NM, Maimon N.
The British journal of radiology.Br J Radiol.2007 Aug;80(956):e162-6.
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder which affects extranodal sites, most commonly lung. Radiologically, it typically presents with multiple nodular opacities that may wax and wane. The reversed halo sign has previously been reported in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
PMID 17762047

Brain death-associated reflexes and automatisms.

Jain S1, DeGeorgia M.
Neurocritical care.Neurocrit Care.2005;3(2):122-6.
BACKGROUND: In several instances, the diagnosis of brain death has been questioned due to the presence of movements. This case report and review of the literature illustrates the spectrum of movements that have been encountered in brain death.METHODS: A case report and review of the literature on mo
PMID 16174880

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a child with congenital deafness.

Dalsgaard S1, Damm D, Thomsen PH.
European child & adolescent psychiatry.Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry.2001 Dec;10(4):256-9.
We present the case of a 10-year-old boy, Sam, with congenital deafness and Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS). GTS is characterised by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics that wax and wane. Due to his deafness Sam never developed vocal language but instead used sign language from the a
PMID 11794551