# Lazarus sign

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests.

## Etymology
After Lazarus in the Bible, who was resurrected from the dead.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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