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In [[medicine]], '''Gorlin [[sign (medicine)|sign]]''' is the ability to touch the tip of the [[Human nose|nose]] with the [[tongue]] and touch the elbow with the tongue.<ref>[http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Gorlin's+sign Gorlin's sign] - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.</ref> Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, whereas five times as many people with [[Ehlers Danlos]] can. Not to be confused with [[Gorlin Syndrome]] it is named for [[Robert J. Gorlin]].<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|doctor|358}}</ref> |
In [[medicine]], '''Gorlin [[sign (medicine)|sign]]''' is the ability to touch the tip of the [[Human nose|nose]] with the [[tongue]] and touch the elbow with the tongue.<ref>[http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Gorlin's+sign Gorlin's sign] - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.</ref> Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, whereas five times as many people with [[Ehlers Danlos]] can. Not to be confused with [[Gorlin Syndrome]]; it is named for [[Robert J. Gorlin]].<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|doctor|358}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:04, 24 November 2012
In medicine, Gorlin sign is the ability to touch the tip of the nose with the tongue and touch the elbow with the tongue.[1] Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, whereas five times as many people with Ehlers Danlos can. Not to be confused with Gorlin Syndrome; it is named for Robert J. Gorlin.[2]
References
- ^ Gorlin's sign - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.
- ^ doctor/358 at Who Named It?
- It is named "Gorlin Sign" after Robert J. Gorlin.
External links
- [1] DermAtlas (from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions)
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