Munro point


Mun·ro point

(mŭn-rō'), a point at the right edge of the rectus abdominis muscle, between the umbilicus and the anterior superior spine of the ilium, where pressure elicits tenderness in appendicitis.

Mun·ro point

(mŭn-rō' poynt) A point at the right edge of the rectus abdominis muscle, between the umbilicus and the anterior superior spine of the ilium, where pressure elicits tenderness in appendicitis.

Munro point

(mŭn-rō′) [John Cummings Munro, U.S. surgeon, 1858–1910] The point halfway between the left anterior iliac spine and the umbilicus.

Munro,

John C., U.S. surgeon, 1858-1910. Munro point - a point at the right edge of the rectus abdominis muscle where pressure elicits tenderness in appendicitis.