Definition: 'Abdominal Angina'
abdominal angina
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. intermittent abdominal pain, frequently occurring at a fixed time after eating, caused by inadequacy of the mesenteric circulation resulting from arteriosclerosis or other arterial disease.
Synonyms:
intestinal angina
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