Stellwag's Symptom

Slight retraction of the upper lid in exophthalmic goiter, whether complicated or not with Graefe's symptom, and giving rise to a widening of the of. palpebral fi ure. See Signs and Symptoms, Table Stem. The pedicle of a tumor; the shaft of a hair; the supporting stalk of a leaf or plant. S., Brain, the brain, le the fi ured portion of the cerebrum. S.-eelworm. See S. -sickne . S., Gland, a gland-duct. S. of Hair. Synonym of Hair-shaft. S., Herbaceous, in biology, a stem that dies in winter. S. -pe ary, a pe ary having a stem or rod which enters the os uteri. S. -sickne , a parasitic disease of clover, due to the presence of the stem-eelworm (Tylenchus devastatrix).