McBurney's point

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Etymology

Named for Charles McBurney, American surgeon who described the point.

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.