MCBURNEY'S POINT


Meaning of MCBURNEY'S POINT in English

mə̇]kˈbûrnēz-, ma] noun

Usage: usually capitalized M&B

Etymology: after Charles McBurney died 1913 American surgeon

: a point on the abdominal wall between the right anterior superior iliac spine and the umbilicus where most pain is elicited by pressure in acute appendicitis

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