BLUMBERG'S SIGN
\blˈʌmbɜːɡz sˈa͡ɪn], \blˈʌmbɜːɡz sˈaɪn], \b_l_ˈʌ_m_b_ɜː_ɡ_z s_ˈaɪ_n]\
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In active peritonitis the pain caused by pressure of the hand on the abdomen is less than that caused by sudden removal of the pressure; when the inflammatory process is subsiding the pain of pressure is greater than that produced by sudden relief of pressure.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
