- subdiaphragmatic abscess
- subphrenic a.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
subdiaphragmatic abscess
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subdiaphragmatic — Beneath the diaphragm. SYN: infradiaphragmatic, subphrenic. * * * sub·di·a·phrag·mat·ic .səb .dī ə frə(g) mat ik, .frag adj situated, occurring, or performed below the diaphragm <a subdiaphragmatic abscess> <subdiaphragmatic vagotomy> … Medical dictionary
Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… … Medical dictionary
subphrenic abscess — a collection of pus in the space below the diaphragm, usually on the right side, between the liver and diaphragm. Causes include postoperative infection (particularly after the stomach or bowel have been opened) and perforation of an organ (e.g.… … Medical dictionary
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subphrenic — SYN: subdiaphragmatic. * * * sub·phren·ic .səb fren ik adj situated or occurring below the diaphragm <a subphrenic abscess> * * * sub·phren·ic (səb frenґik) inferior to the diaphragm; called also hypophrenic, hypodiaphragmatic, and… … Medical dictionary
infradiaphragmatic — SYN: subdiaphragmatic. * * * in·fra·dia·phrag·mat·ic .in frə .dī ə frə(g) mat ik, .frag adj situated, occurring, or performed below the diaphragm <infradiaphragmatic vagotomy> <an infradiaphragmatic abscess> * * *… … Medical dictionary
pyopneumothorax — The presence of gas together with a purulent effusion in the pleural cavity. [pyo + G. pneuma, air, + thorax] subdiaphragmatic p., subphrenic p. subphrenic abscess associated with perforation of one of the … Medical dictionary
