McBurney sign
[mik-ber´nēz] special tenderness at the McBurney point, indicating appendicitis.
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Mc·Bur·ney sign
(măk-bŭr'nē), tenderness at site two thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior superior iliac spine; seen in
appendicitis.
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Mc·Bur·ney sign
(mik-bǔr'nē sīn) Tenderness at site two thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior-superior iliac spine; seen in
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McBurney,
Charles, U.S. surgeon, 1845-1913. McBurney incision - an incision parallel with the course of the external oblique muscle, one or two inches cephalad to the anterior superior spine of the ilium.
McBurney point - a point where pressure elicits tenderness in acute appendicitis.
McBurney retractor
McBurney sign - tenderness at site two-thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior-superior iliac spine seen in appendicitis.
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