Tenderness
Tenderness is a medical symptom usually meaning that a region is painful to the touch. Tenderness is therefore somewhat distinct from pain or discomfort, which are symptoms that often occur without touching the area. Almost any region of the body
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Types
There are many different areas of the body that may be tender:
- Abdominal tenderness (abdominal pain)
- Chest tenderness
- Back tenderness
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Related Symptom Topics
Read more about these related symptoms:
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