Blumberg sign
nameEtymology
Named after German surgeon Jacob Moritz Blumberg.
Definitions
The presence of pain when the abdominal wall is slowly compressed and rapidly released,…
The presence of pain when the abdominal wall is slowly compressed and rapidly released, indicative of peritonitis.
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