Health / Medical Topics |
Abdominal Hernia
The protrusion of abdominal contents through a congenital or acquired defect in the abdominal wall. (NCI Thesaurus)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
The fluid that is abnormally collected in the abdominal cavity as a result of vascular pressure, liver disorder, or malignancy.
An insidious poorly circumscribed neoplasm arising from the deep soft tissues of the abdomen. It is characterized by the presence of elongated…
Clinical esophageal segment composed of smooth muscle. It corresponds to the inferior part of the lower third topographic segment of the…
Swelling of the abdomen resulting from excessive food intake, malnutrition, liver disease, primary abdominal tumors, and tumors metastatic to the abdominal…
An involuntary muscular contraction involving a muscle of the abdomen or of a hollow organ within the abdomen.
The portion of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.