MORRIS APPENDIX'S POINT
\mˈɒɹɪs ɐpˈɛndɪksɪz pˈɔ͡ɪnt], \mˈɒɹɪs ɐpˈɛndɪksɪz pˈɔɪnt], \m_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_s ɐ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_k_s_ɪ_z p_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\
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A point of tenderness, on deep pressure, about an inch and a half from the umbilicus, on a line drawn between the umbilicus and the right anterior superior spine of the ilium; it is present in the case of an irritative process in the neighborhood of the vermiform appendix.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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