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Acute abdomen
A condition of sudden onset of pain withing the abdomen, usually indicating peritonitis immediate medical or surgical treatment necessary.
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Aneurysm
A swelling or enlargement of a part of an artery, resulting from weakening of the arterial wall.
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Anorexia
Lack of appetite for food.
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Appendicitis
Inflammation of the appendix.
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Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the gallbladder.
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Colic
Acute, intermittent cramping abdominal pain.
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Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder.
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Diverticulitis
Bulging out of intestinal rings in small pockets at weak areas in the muscle walls, creating abdominal discomfort.
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Guarding
Involuntary muscle contractions (spasm) of the abdominal wall, an effort to protect the inflammed abdomen
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Hernia
The protrusion of a loop of an organ or tissue through an abnormal body opening.
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Ileus
Paralysis of the bowel, arising from any one of several causes: stops contractions that move material through the intestine
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Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
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Peritoneum
The membrane lining the abdominal cavity (parietal peritoneum) and covering the abdominal organs (visceral peritoneum)
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Peritonitis
Inflammtion of the peritoneum.
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Referred pain
Pain felt in an area of the body other than where the cause of pain is located.
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Strangulation
Complete obstruction of blood circulation in a given organ as a result of compression or entrapment; an emergency situation causing death of tissue.
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Ulcer
Erosion of the stomuch of intestinal lining.
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