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Ti·nel's sign

n :  a tingling sensation felt in the distal portion of a limb upon percussion of the skin over a regenerating nerve in the limb
 
Tinel, Jules (1879-1952),
French neurologist. In 1916 Tinel published a study of the effect of gunshot wounds on nerves. The work included a discussion of Tinel's sign.
 
 

 
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