See Also: Hess' test(medicine)
oughtn't(dictionary)
hess's law(medicine)
Hess' law(medicine)
Hess, Alfred(medicine)
Hess, Walter(medicine)
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Amerada Hess(finance)
Hess screen(medicine)
Hess (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

oughtn't (oh) and Hess' test (medicine)


oughtn't (oh)



the short form of 'ought not'
::You oughtn't to drive if you're tired.

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.