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Abdominal Distension

By Barbara Bradley Bolen, Ph.D., About.com

Updated March 11, 2009

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Definition: Abdominal distension is a sense of increased abdominal pressure, but involves an actual measurable change in the circumference of a person’s abdomen.
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