Taber's Medical Dictionary
Blumer shelf
(bloom′ĕr)
[George Blumer, U.K.-born U.S. physician, 1872-1962]
A firm lump felt in the perirectal pouch on rectal examination. It is a rare physical finding in patients with metastaticcarcinoma.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Blumer Shelf." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752097/all/Blumer_shelf.
Blumer shelf. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752097/all/Blumer_shelf. Accessed April 3, 2025.
Blumer shelf. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752097/all/Blumer_shelf
Blumer Shelf [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752097/all/Blumer_shelf.
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