Tenderness (medicine)
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In medicine, tenderness is pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.[1] It should not be confused with pain a person feels without physical contact. Pain is a person's perception, while tenderness is a sign elicited by a clinician.
See also
[edit]- Rebound tenderness, an indication of peritonitis.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Point tenderness - abdomen". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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