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In medicine, tenderness is pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.[1] It should not be confused with the pain that a patient perceives without touching. Pain is patient's perception, while tenderness is a sign that a clinician elicits.

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  1. ^ "Point tenderness - abdomen". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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