Synonym of home sign

The gestural communication system, less than a complete sign language, developed by a deaf child who lacks input from a language model in the family.

(pathology) An indication of femoral deep vein thrombosis: it is the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.

plural of sign-on

An indirect measure of skeletal maturity, whereby the ossification stage of the iliac apophysis is used to judge the ossification of the spinal vertebrae.

(radiology) The finding of a dark halo around the arterial lumen on ultrasound, suggesting a diagnosis of temporal arteritis.

plural of halo sign

plural of ghost sign

A handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time and has thus begun to fade.

(business) Approving or ratifying a document without reviewing it / (law) Initiating a foreclosure or other legal procedure without knowledge of the facts attested