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What is abdominal guarding?
Abdominal guarding is the involuntary contraction of the abdominal muscles in response to an examiner palpating the abdomen. It's a common response to abdominal tenderness.
Why is peritonitis acompanied by a great deal of pain?
Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum. The main manifestations of peritonitis are acute abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, and abdominal guarding.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the abdominal region?
Visceral means pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning abdominal?
Lapar- is the medical terminology combining form meaning abdominal wall.
What does rebound and guarding mean?
Abdominal rebound tenderness occurs when the examiner slowly pushes down on the abdomen, then releases the hand quickly, eliciting a painful reaction (due to the reaction of rebound tenderness, and indicating underlying infection/inflammation in the abdominal cavity). Guarding indicates the patient's muscular bracing/tension when palpation begins to occur by the examiner.
What is the medical terminology Combining form meaning abdominal wall?
The combining form for abdominal wall is "lapar/o."
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the abdominal serosa?
Peritonitis is inflammation of the abdominal serosa.
What the meaning of conservation?
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
What is the medical term meaning front of the chest and abdominal region?
Torso
What is the medical term meaning pain that can only be observed by the patient?
Subjective pain can only be observed by the patient. Many definitions of pain, however, include the fact that it is a subjective experience. While we can observe results of pain (grimacing, abdominal guarding, antalgic gait), the objective observer can not directly observe pain in another person.
What is the Medical term meaning on top of the belly?
Generically, that would be "supra-abdominal".
What is the medical term meaning tranverse x-rays of abdominal organs?
adominal CT
