English Explanatory Dictionary

McBurney's point

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A point of the skin one-third of the distance from the ASIS to the umbilicus, which corresponds to the most common location of the base of the appendix.

Word forms

McBurney's point McBurney's points

Etymology

Named for Charles McBurney, American surgeon who described the point.

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