Meanings
nounsnowman sign (plural snowman signs)
plural snowman signs
- medicineA figure-of-eight appearance on a cardiac X-ray, sometimes indicative of supracardiac TAPVC.
Origin
From the resemblance to a snowman with separate head and body portions.
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snowman sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowman%20sign
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“snowman sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowman%20sign. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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