Tenderness (medicine)

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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.

• Rebound tenderness, an indication of peritonitis.

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