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Gowers' sign

medical sign that indicates weakness of the proximal muscles
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Gowers' sign
William Richard Gowers (1845–1915) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Gowers' sign

Summary

Gowers' sign is a clinical sign[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (clinical_sign category, ranking #111 of 298).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gowers' sign's image is recorded as Gowers's sign.png[3].
  • Gowers' sign's instance of is recorded as clinical sign[4].
  • William Richard Gowers is named after Gowers' sign[5].
  • Gowers' sign's Commons category is recorded as Gowers' sign[6].
  • Gowers' sign's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046b2p[7].
  • Gowers' sign's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2910000892[8].

Why It Matters

Gowers' sign draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (clinical_sign category, ranking #111 of 298).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gowers' sign. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gowers-sign
MLA “Gowers' sign.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gowers-sign.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gowers-sign_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gowers' sign}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gowers-sign}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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