See Also: Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome(health)
abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome(medicine)
abdominal muscle(encyclopedia)
abdominal external oblique muscle(medicine)
abdominal internal oblique muscle(medicine)
aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle(medicine)
aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscle(medicine)
muscle phosphorylase deficiency(medicine)
17-hydroxylase deficiency syndrome(medicine)
polyendocrine deficiency syndrome(medicine)

Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome (health)


Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible through the thin, lax, protruding abdominal wall. Also called the "prune belly syndrome." The full syndrome probably occurs only in males. In addition to the abdominal muscle deficiency, there are genital and urinary abnormalities including dilation (widening) of the urinary tract and cryptorchidism (failure for the testes to descend into the scrotum). There is also a form of abdominal muscle deficiency that is associated with narrowing (stenosis) of the pulmonary artery, mental retardation and deafness. It occurs in both boys and girls.