appendalgia

ap·pen·dal·gi·a

(ap'pen-dal'jē-ă),

Obsolete term for pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen in the region of the vermiform appendix.

[appendix + G. algos, pain]

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appendalgia

A term of waning use for pain of appendiceal origin; more commonly expressed in the working medical parlance as appendix pain, appendiceal pain, appendicitis pain or more generically as right lower quadrant pain.

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