Brudzinski sign
noun
Brud·zin·ski sign
| \ brü-ˈjin-skē-
, brüd-ˈzin-
\
, brüd-ˈzin-
\
variants:
or Brudzinski's sign \ -skē(z)-
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Medical Definition of Brudzinski sign
: any of several symptoms of meningeal irritation occurring especially in meningitis
especially
: involuntary bending of the knees and hips of a supine patient caused by lifting the head of the patient so that the chin moves towards the chest