The classic case is ketchup which will not come out of the bottle until you stress it by shaking.There are also fluids whose strain rate is a function of time. Fluids that require a gradually increasing shear stress to maintain a constant strain rate are referred to as rheopectic.
acute appendicitis. See APPENDICITIS. aÂ·cute apÂ·penÂ·diÂ·ciÂ·tis. Inflammation of the appendix, usually resulting from bacterial infection, which may be precipitated by obstruction of the lumen by a fecalith; symptoms include periumbilical colicky pain, vomiting, among others.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis JMAJ 46(5): 217â221, 2003 Hiroshi ISHIKAWA Department of Surgery, Sasebo Municipal Hospital Abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis are described with emphasis on the signiï¬cance of ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), and laparoscopic appendectomy. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis has traditionally been made by physical examination and blood tests. However, use of ultra-