While the location and pattern of abdominal pain can provide important clues, its time course is particularly useful when determining its cause. Acute abdominal pain develops, and often resolves, over a few hours to a few days. Chronic abdominal pain may be intermittent, or episodic, meaning it may come and go. This type of pain may be present for weeks to months, or even years. Some conditions cause progressive pain, which steadily gets worse over time. Acute.
Keaton [keaton] as a boys' name is pronounced KEE-ton. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Keaton is place of hawks. Actors Michael Keaton, Buster Keaton. Associated with: hawks (eagle).
Etymology & Historical Origin - Keaton. Keaton is the transferred use of an English surname originating as a place name from the village of Ketton in the tiny, landlocked county of Rutland. This makes Keaton unique in that Rutland produced very few authentic surnames. It is said to mean âhawk townâ in Olde English (although we had trouble verifying this). Like many English surnames, Keaton is mainly used in the United States as a given name.