Finding
scaphoid abdomen
scaph·oid ab·do·men
Definitions related to scaphoid abdomen:
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(scaphoid) A clinical finding in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken or has a concave appearance on visual inspection.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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An indication that the anterior abdominal wall is sunken or has a concave appearance on visual inspection.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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