Chapter 14
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| Acute abdomen | A condition of sudden onset of pain within the abdomen, usually indicating peritonitis; immediate medical or surgical treatment is 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 | Acte, 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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| Emesis | Vomiting
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| Guarding | Involuntary muscle contraction (spasm) of the abdominal wall, an effort to protect the inflamed 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 | Inflammation of the peritoneum.
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| Referred pain | Pain felt in an area of the body other than the area 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 stomach of intestinal lining.
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