Murphy's punch

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First described by the American surgeon John Benjamin Murphy in 1884.

Proper noun[edit]

Murphy's punch

  1. (medicine) A diagnostic test for kidney tenderness, involving percussion of the costal vertebral angle.
    Synonym: Murphy's test
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Murphy%27s_punch&oldid=78422082"