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Clinical sign; pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched
In medicine, tenderness is pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched. 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. Wikipedia