JACQUEMIER'S SIGN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jacquemier's sign mean? 

• JACQUEMIER'S SIGN (noun)
  The noun JACQUEMIER'S SIGN has 1 sense:

1. a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy

  Familiarity information: JACQUEMIER'S SIGN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JACQUEMIER'S SIGN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Jacquemier's sign" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)