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'''Abdominal angina''' (a.k.a. '''[[bowelgina]]''') is postprandial [[abdominal pain]] that occurs in individuals with insufficient blood flow to meet visceral demands. The term ''angina'' is used in reference to [[Angina pectoris|angina pectoris]], a similar symptom due to obstruction of the [[coronary artery]]. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines abdominal angina (bowelgina) as "Intermittent [[abdominal pain]], frequently occurring at a fixed time after eating, caused by inadequacy of the mesenteric circulation. Also called intestinal angina; bowelgina." <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kmle.com/search.php?Search=abdominal+angina | title = ''KMLE Medical Dictionary Definition of abdominal angina'' | author = [http://www.kmle.com The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary]}}</ref> | *'''Abdominal angina''' (a.k.a. '''[[bowelgina]]''') is postprandial [[abdominal pain]] that occurs in individuals with insufficient blood flow to meet visceral demands. The term ''angina'' is used in reference to [[Angina pectoris|angina pectoris]], a similar symptom due to obstruction of the [[coronary artery]]. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines abdominal angina (bowelgina) as "Intermittent [[abdominal pain]], frequently occurring at a fixed time after eating, caused by inadequacy of the mesenteric circulation. Also called intestinal angina; bowelgina." <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kmle.com/search.php?Search=abdominal+angina | title = ''KMLE Medical Dictionary Definition of abdominal angina'' | author = [http://www.kmle.com The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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- Abdominal angina (a.k.a. bowelgina) is postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in individuals with insufficient blood flow to meet visceral demands. The term angina is used in reference to angina pectoris, a similar symptom due to obstruction of the coronary artery. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines abdominal angina (bowelgina) as "Intermittent abdominal pain, frequently occurring at a fixed time after eating, caused by inadequacy of the mesenteric circulation. Also called intestinal angina; bowelgina." [1]