rebound tenderness

Definitions of rebound tenderness
  1. noun
    pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation
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    type of:
    rawness, soreness, tenderness
    a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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