Rombergn.
/ˈrɒmbəːɡ/, U.S. /ˈrɑmˌbərɡ/ Medicine.
I. Compounds.
1. Romberg's symptom n. (also Romberg symptom) now rare an inability to maintain balance while standing in the dark or with the eyes closed, originally described by Romberg as a symptom of locomotor ataxia.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > ataxia or apraxia
Romberg's symptom1870
static ataxia1877
locomotor ataxy1878
Friedreich1883
Romberg's sign1884
apraxia1888
creeping paralysis1913
1870 G. E. Shipman tr. E. von Grauvogl Text Bk. Homœopathy i. 373 This clinical case..does not contain even Romberg's symptom, ‘that all who suffer from locomotor-ataxy, are unable, when in the dark, or with their eyes closed, to stand or walk without staggering or reeling’.
1885 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 12 355 ‘The Romberg symptom’.
1920 Lancet 23 Oct. 845/1 Romberg's symptom well marked; gait ataxic.
2. Romberg test n. (also Romberg's test) a test used in physical diagnosis in which a patient is asked to stand with the feet together, and then to close the eyes.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > tests > [noun] > specific test
pneobiomantia1846
blood test1851
drug test1863
Romberg test1872
Rinne1881
Romberg's sign1884
tuberculin test1892
guaiac test1894
agglutination1896
percolation test1899
Pirquet test1908
skin test1908
Wassermann1909
Romberg1915
Pandy('s) test1916
glucose tolerance test1917
Kolmer1921
patch test1922
skin testing1923
provocation1924
Kolmer–Wassermann1925
Queckenstedt1928
Kline1929
Prausnitz–Küstner1929
cross-match1930
Mantoux test1931
paraffin test1935
Paul–Bunnell test1935
stress test1937
Burpee test1939
lepromin test1939
patch testing1941
pinprick1941
breath test1945
provocation test1948
protamine titration1949
Coombs test1950
smear test1950
Schilling test1955
tanned-(red-)cell1956
amniocentesis1958
Pap smear1963
Pap test1963
drugs test1967
Schultz–Charlton1974
amnio1984
cross-matching-
1872 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 18 305 I should have liked it if Dr. Clouston had referred to Romberg's test.
1932 Practitioners Libr. Med. & Surg. II. xxiii. 809 The Romberg test for static ataxia is carried out by having the patient stand with heels and toes together with open eyes and then with closed eyes.
2000 Clin. Infectious Dis. 31 904/2 A neurological examination revealed asymmetric pupils, weakness in the lower extremities, ataxic gait, and a positive Romberg test.
3. Romberg's sign n. (also Romberg sign) swaying, staggering, or falling by a patient during the closed-eye phase of the Romberg test, indicating impairment of proprioceptive function; (in early use also) Romberg's symptom.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > tests > [noun] > specific test
pneobiomantia1846
blood test1851
drug test1863
Romberg test1872
Rinne1881
Romberg's sign1884
tuberculin test1892
guaiac test1894
agglutination1896
percolation test1899
Pirquet test1908
skin test1908
Wassermann1909
Romberg1915
Pandy('s) test1916
glucose tolerance test1917
Kolmer1921
patch test1922
skin testing1923
provocation1924
Kolmer–Wassermann1925
Queckenstedt1928
Kline1929
Prausnitz–Küstner1929
cross-match1930
Mantoux test1931
paraffin test1935
Paul–Bunnell test1935
stress test1937
Burpee test1939
lepromin test1939
patch testing1941
pinprick1941
breath test1945
provocation test1948
protamine titration1949
Coombs test1950
smear test1950
Schilling test1955
tanned-(red-)cell1956
amniocentesis1958
Pap smear1963
Pap test1963
drugs test1967
Schultz–Charlton1974
amnio1984
cross-matching-
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > ataxia or apraxia
Romberg's symptom1870
static ataxia1877
locomotor ataxy1878
Friedreich1883
Romberg's sign1884
apraxia1888
creeping paralysis1913
1884 Lancet 12 July 56/1 In addition to these symptoms, there was now reflectory rigidity of the pupil's [sic], Romberg's sign, difficulty in going downstairs, [etc.].
1988 R. Powers Prisoner's Dilemma ix. 143 Artie, skeptical, still intent on a diagnosis, alarmed himself and aggravated the situation unduly by discovering that Dad showed a ‘positive Romberg's sign’.
2004 Discover Oct. 32/3 I asked Susan to close her eyes and stand with her feet together and arms outstretched, as if she were carrying a pizza. When she did, she nearly fell over. Neurologists call this response Romberg's sign.
II. Simple uses.
4. Romberg's sign; a Romberg test.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > tests > [noun] > specific test
pneobiomantia1846
blood test1851
drug test1863
Romberg test1872
Rinne1881
Romberg's sign1884
tuberculin test1892
guaiac test1894
agglutination1896
percolation test1899
Pirquet test1908
skin test1908
Wassermann1909
Romberg1915
Pandy('s) test1916
glucose tolerance test1917
Kolmer1921
patch test1922
skin testing1923
provocation1924
Kolmer–Wassermann1925
Queckenstedt1928
Kline1929
Prausnitz–Küstner1929
cross-match1930
Mantoux test1931
paraffin test1935
Paul–Bunnell test1935
stress test1937
Burpee test1939
lepromin test1939
patch testing1941
pinprick1941
breath test1945
provocation test1948
protamine titration1949
Coombs test1950
smear test1950
Schilling test1955
tanned-(red-)cell1956
amniocentesis1958
Pap smear1963
Pap test1963
drugs test1967
Schultz–Charlton1974
amnio1984
cross-matching-
1915 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 8 May 1563/1 He exhibited on examination Argyll Robertson pupil, absent knee jerks, Romberg and marked static ataxia.
1932 Practitioners Libr. Med. & Surg. II. xxiii. 809 The tendency to sway appreciably with the eyes shut constitutes a positive Romberg.
2008 Jrnl. Emergency Med. 35 302/1 Strength was full without tremor or drift; sensation was intact to light touch; cerebellar function was normal and Romberg was negative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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