Air-fluid level
AnatomyLiquid-gas interface visible on erect projections as a sharp horizontal line with air above and fluid below. It indicates abnormal accumulation of gas and fluid in the bowel loops or other cavities. A sign of bowel obstruction or paralytic ileus.
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