The story
From descriptions made by Dr. Thomas Masterman Winterbottom (1766-1859) in 1803.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winterbottom's sign
Today it means: A swelling of lymph nodes along the back of the neck, characteristic of the early phase of African trypanosomiasis, and suggestive of cerebral infection. Full definition →