plural of abdominal quadrant

(medicine) An involuntary contraction of the abdominal wall with stimulus of the covering epidermis.

(surgery) An incision in the abdomen for surgery on any of the abdominal organs.

(medicine) Condition where the abnormally relaxed anterior wall of the abdomen hangs over the pubis.

(often in the plural) Any of a group of four muscles that form the abdominal wall.

A condition of the abdomen which is indicated by an acute onset of severe pain.

(medicine) A condition where the abdomen's anterior wall is sunken and hollow.

(medicine) Alternative form of scaphoid abdomen

(medicine) During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.

(medicine) A pregnancy outside of the uterus, and within the abdominal cavity.