Throckmorton sign
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Throckmorton sign In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
US medical joke-lore; counterpart to the John Thomas sign.
People Also Ask
What is the 'Throckmorton sign'?
A joke 'radiological sign' claiming the penis on a pelvic X-ray points toward the side of pathology — the US counterpart of the John Thomas sign.
Is the Throckmorton sign diagnostically real?
No — it's purely medical humour with no clinical validity.
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