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Blue Scrotum Sign of Bryant

Bryant’s sign: Scrotal ecchymosis associated with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) first described in 1903 by John Henry Bryant (1867-1906)

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Elizabeth Blackwell

Celebrating the septaquintaquinquecentennial of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. National Women Physicians Day is held on her birthday February 3rd

Carpal and tarsal bone nomenclature

Historical names of the carpal and tarsal bones Modern term: Carpal bones Common historical terms Scaphoid navicular; carpal navicular; os naviculare manus Lunate semilunar; lunar; os lunatum Triquetrum cuneiform; pyramidal; triangular Pisiform pisiform Trapezium greater multangular; multangulum majus Trapezoid lesser…