An action or thing that suggests something is wrong. / An unlucky star sign.

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.

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

Synonym of Uhthoff's phenomenon

(theology) In Catholic theology, someone who, upon manifesting holiness, is subject to extreme opposition, traditionally supposed to point to the presence of the divine.