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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
appendicitis .
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- noun a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis
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sionnach commented on the word mcburney's point
Relevant if testing for appendicitis.
February 15, 2009