noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of guard (II)
: involuntary reaction to protect an area of pain (as by spasm of muscle on palpation of the abdomen over a painful lesion)
noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of guard (II)
: involuntary reaction to protect an area of pain (as by spasm of muscle on palpation of the abdomen over a painful lesion)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012