acute abdomen

n.

A serious condition within the abdomen characterized by sudden onset, pain, tenderness, and muscular rigidity, and usually requiring emergency surgery.surgical abdomen

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Words nearby acute abdomen

asemia, asenath, asepalous, asepsis, aseptate, acute abdomen, aseptic meningitis, aseptic necrosis, aseptic surgery, aser, asexual
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