单词 | McBurney's point |
释义 | McBurney's point/məkˈbəːniːz ˌpɔɪnt/(also McBurney point) Surgery noun 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). OriginLate 19th century. From the genitive of the name of Charles McBurney, U.S. surgeon, who described the point in 1889 (N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 50 678) + point. In some forms from McBurney + point. |
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