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| A swelling or enlargement of a part of an artery, resulting from weakening of the arterial wall. |
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| A condition of sudden onset of pain within the abdomen, usually indicating peritonitis; immediate medical or surgical treatment is necessary. |
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| Lack of appetite for food. |
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| Inflammation of the appendic. |
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| inflammation of the gallbladder. |
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| Acute, intermittent cramping abdominal pain. |
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| Bulging out of intestinal rings in small pockets at weak areas in the muscle walls, creating abdominal discomfort. |
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| Involuntary muscle contractions (spasm) of the abdominal wall, an effort to protect the inflamed abdomen. |
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| The protrusion of a loop of an organ or tissue through an abnormal body opening. |
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| Paralyisis of the bowel, arising ftom any one of several causes; stops contractions that move material through the intestine. |
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| Inflammation of the pancreas. |
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| The membrane lining the abdominal cavity (parietal pertoneum) and covering the abdominal organs (visceral peritoneum). |
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| Inflammation of the peritoneum. |
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| Pain felt in an area of the body other than the area where the cause of pain is located. |
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| 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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| Erosion of the stomach or intestinal lining. |
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