Medical Definition of Acute abdomen

1. Any serious acute intra-abdominal condition (such as appendicitis) attended by pain, tenderness, and muscular rigidity, and for which emergency surgery must be considered. Synonym: surgical abdomen. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acute Abdomen

acusector
acushla
acushlas
acusis
acustumaunce
acutance
acutances
acutangular
acute
acute-angled
acute-angled triangle
acute-angled triangles
acute-phase protein
acute-phase reaction
acute African sleeping sickness
acute abdomen (current term)
acute abscess
acute accent
acute accents
acute adrenal crisis
acute adrenocortical insufficiency
acute alcoholism
acute angle
acute angle closure glaucoma
acute anterior poliomyelitis
acute ascending paralysis
acute ataxia
acute atrophic paralysis

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