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- noun medicine A physical position that a patient is placed raising the inferior half by 30 degrees, especially useful for superior trauma or pelvic access.
Etymologies
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That explained my side-to-side walk, called a Trendelenburg gait.
New Times News 2010
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That explained my side-to-side walk, called a Trendelenburg gait.
New Times News 2010
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That explained my side-to-side walk, called a Trendelenburg gait.
New Times News 2010
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The attending nurse shifted the table and Mr. Wilson was positioned in a steep Trendelenburg position, pelvis raised, head lowered.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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The attending nurse shifted the table and Mr. Wilson was positioned in a steep Trendelenburg position, pelvis raised, head lowered.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Hypotension may respond to IV fluids and in the Trendelenburg position.
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Trendelenburg was an anti-Hegelian who started from Hegelian philosophy.
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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In this discussion of Leibniz, Trendelenburg stressed the essential role of signs in communication and reasoning.
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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This process was connected with a discussion of the so-called “Logical Question”, a term created by Adolf Trendelenburg (Trendelenburg 1842) who initiated these debates.
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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As a secretary of the Academy, Trendelenburg was charged with honoring Leibniz's memory, who had been the first president of the
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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