Blumberg sign

name

Etymology

Named after German surgeon Jacob Moritz Blumberg.

Definitions

  1. 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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