English Explanatory Dictionary

Blumberg sign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The presence of pain when the abdominal wall is slowly compressed and rapidly released, indicative of peritonitis.

Word forms

Blumberg sign Blumberg's sign

Etymology

Named after German surgeon Jacob Moritz Blumberg.

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