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rebound tenderness

phrase

C2CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Sharp pain felt when pressure on the abdomen is suddenly released, a sign of peritoneal inflammation.

The presence of rebound tenderness raised our concern for peritonitis and prompted a surgical review.

Topic: Gastroenterology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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