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acute abdomen

Occurrence of severe acute abdominal pain, with or without other symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhoea, shock. There are many causes, including acute appendicitis (the commonest surgical emergency), perforated peptic ulcer, intestinal obstruction and injury to the liver or spleen.
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