Blumberg sign


Blum·berg sign

(blŭm'bĕrg), pain experienced on sudden release of steadily applied pressure on a suspected area of the abdomen, indicative of peritonitis.

Blum·berg sign

(blūm'berg sīn) Pain felt on sudden release of steadily applied pressure on a suspected area of the abdomen, indicative of peritonitis.
Synonym(s): rebound tenderness.

Blumberg sign

(bloom'berg?) [Jacob Moritz Blumberg, Ger. surgeon and gynecologist, 1873–1955] Rebound tenderness.

Blumberg,

Jacob Moritz, German surgeon and gynecologist, 1873-1955. Blumberg sign - pain felt upon sudden release of steadily applied pressure on a suspected area of the abdomen, indicative of peritonitis.