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Woo Kai DickHi, this is a question asked by Chee Hoe:
Tenderness is one of the Big5 that we always use in diagnosing a wound. What exactly is a "TENDERNESS" in regarding to medical?
- The affected area feel soft/boggy when being touched. (57%, 13 Votes)
- Feeling of pain/increase painfuless by casualty when the affected area is touched. (30%, 7 Votes)
- None of the above, let me present you my answer instead! (9%, 2 Votes)
- Feeling of pain by casualty at the affected area. (4%, 1 Votes)
- The affected area look abnormal/different. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 23
Loading ...Contrast to the most voted option, the answer is actually pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.
The definition can be found from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenderness
Do note that there is a different between pain and tenderness, that is why both are also part of the BIG FIVE.
March 26th, 2009 | 
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