Nebraska sign



Nebraska sign

n. a flat EEG indicating the death of the patient being monitored. (see also flatline. Medical.) I saw the Nebraska sign on my monitor and knew it must not be hooked up right.
See also: sign

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LourenÇOlaw-REN-soo (Portuguese), law-REN-soo (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
Ezekiel[i'zi:kjəl]
StaffordSTAF-ərdEnglish
SHAYIrish
HelgeHEL-gə (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
WilmaVIL-mah (German, Dutch), WIL-mah (Dutch), WIL-mə (English)German, Dutch, English