See Also: sterks(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Hess' law(medicine)
hess's law(medicine)
Hess (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Amerada Hess(finance)
Hess, Rudolf(dictionary)
Hess' test(medicine)
Hess, Alfred(medicine)
Hess screen(medicine)

Hess' test (medicine) and sterks (iou)


Hess' test (medicine)


Hess' test -->
Rumpel-Leede test


A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia.

See: capillary fragility test.

Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign.


sterks (iou)



sterks noun. Austral. slang. rare. Also sturks. M20.
[Perh. abbreviation of STERCORACEOUS.]
A fit of depression, irritation, or annoyance. Usu. in give a person the sterks, irritate or annoy a person.