| kernig's sign | |
noun | |
| symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings |
Kernig's sign Ker·nig's sign (kûr'nĭgz)
n.
An indication of meningitis in which complete extension of the leg on the thigh is impossible when the individual lies on the back and flexes the thigh at a right angle to the axis of the trunk.