Queckenstedt test
noun
Queck·en·stedt test
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Medical Definition of Queckenstedt test
: a test for spinal blockage of the subarachnoid space in which manual pressure is applied to the jugular vein to elevate venous pressure, which indicates the absence of a block when there is a simultaneous increase in cerebrospinal fluid pressure, and which indicates the presence of a block when cerebrospinal fluid pressure remains the same or almost the same
— called also Queckenstedt sign