Tenderness (medicine)
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Clinical sign
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In medicine, tenderness is pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.[1] It should not be confused with the pain that a patient perceives without touching. Pain is patient's perception, while tenderness is a sign that a clinician elicits.
See also
[edit ]- Rebound tenderness, an indication of peritonitis.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Point tenderness - abdomen" . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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