McBurney's pointn.

Brit.

/məkˈbəːniːz ˌpɔɪnt/, U.S.

/məkˈbərniz ˌpɔɪnt/

Forms:

α. 1800s– McBurney's point.

β. 1800s– McBurney point.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McBurney , point n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of Charles McBurney (1845–1913), U.S. surgeon, who described the point in 1889 ( N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 50 678) + point n.¹ In β. forms < the name of Charles McBurney + point n.¹

Surgery.

A notional point on the surface of the abdomen that is often the site of maximal tenderness to palpation in appendicitis, located two-thirds of the way along a line from the umbilicus to the right anterior superior iliac spine (approx. 1½–2 inches or 4–5 cm from the iliac spine).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > belly or abdomen > [noun] > point directly above appendix

McBurney's point1890

1890 L. A. Stimson in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 449/2 I found him..very weak, with marked tenderness and slight deep induration at a point midway between the umbilicus and the right anterior superior spine of the ilium... For the sake of brevity, and as a proper recognition of the value of this symptom, I shall speak of this point as ‘McBurney's point’.

1890 L. A. Stimson in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 450/1 The McBurney point was well marked.

1910 Practitioner Feb. 261 In peritonitis the pain is situated over the inflamed viscus, e.g. at McBurney's point in appendicitis.

1944 T. Fay in O. Glasser Medical Physics 1227 McBurney point tenderness is probably vascular sensitivity of the epigastric artery and its costal branch involved in the 11th thoracic dermatomere.

1972 Sci. Amer. Aug. 122/2 Draw a line from the navel to the frontal protuberance of the right hipbone. Place your finger about one and a half inches from the bony end. That is McBurney's point.

1988 Pain 33 80/1 McBurney's point is well known to Western physicians as an aid to the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mcburneys point
释义	McBurney's pointn. Brit. /məkˈbəːniːz ˌpɔɪnt/, U.S. /məkˈbərniz ˌpɔɪnt/ Forms: α. 1800s– McBurney's point. β. 1800s– McBurney point. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McBurney , point n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of Charles McBurney (1845–1913), U.S. surgeon, who described the point in 1889 ( N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 50 678) + point n.¹ In β. forms < the name of Charles McBurney + point n.¹ Surgery. A notional point on the surface of the abdomen that is often the site of maximal tenderness to palpation in appendicitis, located two-thirds of the way along a line from the umbilicus to the right anterior superior iliac spine (approx. 1½–2 inches or 4–5 cm from the iliac spine). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > belly or abdomen > [noun] > point directly above appendix McBurney's point1890 1890 L. A. Stimson in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 449/2 I found him..very weak, with marked tenderness and slight deep induration at a point midway between the umbilicus and the right anterior superior spine of the ilium... For the sake of brevity, and as a proper recognition of the value of this symptom, I shall speak of this point as ‘McBurney's point’. 1890 L. A. Stimson in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 450/1 The McBurney point was well marked. 1910 Practitioner Feb. 261 In peritonitis the pain is situated over the inflamed viscus, e.g. at McBurney's point in appendicitis. 1944 T. Fay in O. Glasser Medical Physics 1227 McBurney point tenderness is probably vascular sensitivity of the epigastric artery and its costal branch involved in the 11th thoracic dermatomere. 1972 Sci. Amer. Aug. 122/2 Draw a line from the navel to the frontal protuberance of the right hipbone. Place your finger about one and a half inches from the bony end. That is McBurney's point. 1988 Pain 33 80/1 McBurney's point is well known to Western physicians as an aid to the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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