"McBurney's point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: McBurney's points [plural]
Etymology: Named for Charles McBurney, American surgeon who described the point. Head templates: {{en-noun}} McBurney's point (plural McBurney's points)
  1. (anatomy) A point of the skin one-third of the distance from the ASIS to the umbilicus, which corresponds to the most common location of the base of the appendix. Wikipedia link: McBurney's point Categories (topical): Anatomy

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