Murphy's sign

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Etymology

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Named after American physician John Benjamin Murphy (1857–1916).

Noun

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Murphy's sign

  1. (medicine) A sign of cholecystitis, etc. identified by the patient experiencing pain when the gall bladder is obstructed on the right-hand side while he/she breathes out.
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