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Named after Swiss surgeon Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (1843–1918).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A medical observation stating that a painless palpable gallbladder accompanied with jaundice is unlikely to be caused by gallstones, implicating a possible biliary tract or pancreatic cancer. Full definition →
Named after Swiss surgeon Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (1843–1918).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.