Siegert sign

Sie·gert sign

(zē'gĕrt), shortness and inward curvature of the terminal phalanges of the fifth fingers in Down syndrome.

Sie·gert sign

(zē'gert sīn) Shortness and inward curvature of the terminal phalanges of the fifth fingers in patients with Down syndrome.

Siegert,

Ferdinand, German pediatrician, 1865-1946. Siegert sign - shortness and inward curvature of the terminal phalanges of the fifth fingers in Down syndrome.