abdominal pain
- noun
- /æbˈdɑːmɪnəl peɪn/
- The most common symptom at presentation was painless rectal bleeding, with abdominal pain and diarrhea also being reported.
- abdominal pain and vomiting
- abdominal pain and diarrhea
- abdominal pain and nausea
Or if you have diarrhea with severe abdominal pain, you need to see your doctor.
- Or if you have diarrhea with severe abdominal pain, you need to see your doctor.
Examples
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After eating the spoiled food, I suddenly felt sharp abdominal pain that made it difficult to move.
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Most children presenting with abdominal pain will not have a serious or life-threatening underlying cause.
Academic text (2014) -
We are going to see a man who has abdominal pain.
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Or if you have diarrhea with severe abdominal pain, you need to see your doctor.
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Pinpointing the cause of abdominal pain in children can be challenging.
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A woman came in with abdominal pain, and when we examined her, we discovered it was uterine cancer.
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An elderly lady came to the casualty department with abdominal pain and vomiting of one day duration.
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A previously healthy 33-year-old man has abdominal pain that he describes as steady with occasional cramping.
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The primary outcome was persistence of IBS symptoms (or abdominal pain if global symptoms were not reported).
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They also report other things, abdominal pain, back pain, nausea, shortness of breath and fatigue.
Synonyms
A pain in the stomach or belly that makes you uncomfortable
A pain in the stomach that makes you feel sick
A mild pain or feeling of sickness in the stomach
A pain in the stomach or tummy
A mild stomach pain that often makes you feel sick or causes heartburn
A pain or uncomfortable feeling in the stomach area
A pain in the stomach area
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'pain in the abdomen' is directly and transparently composed from 'abdominal' (relating to the abdomen) + 'pain' (sensation of hurt), so the sense is immediately derivable from the parts. This adjective+noun construction is common and cross-linguistically parallel, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the expression.
Etymology
Abdominal pain tells you where the hurt is: abdominal comes from 'abdomen', a word for the belly, and pain is the hurt you feel. So, abdominal pain means 'pain in the belly area'.