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Lazarus sign
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English
Etymology
After Lazarus in the Bible, who was resurrected from the dead.
Noun
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en medicine A reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests.
See also
Lazarus syndrome
en eponyms
en Death