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McBurney's point

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Mc·Bur·ney's point (m

k-bûr

n

z)

n.

A point above the anterior superior spine of the ilium, located on a straight line joining that process and the umbilicus, where pressure of the finger elicits tenderness in acute appendicitis.

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