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Courvoisier's law
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Etymology
en Ludwig Georg Courvoisier 1843 1918 Swiss surgeon.
Proper noun
en medicine A medical observation stating that a painless palpable gallbladder accompanied with jaundice is unlikely to be caused by gallstones, implicating a possible biliary tract or pancreatic cancer.
en Courvoisier's sign Courvoisier syndrome