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What does it mean if it looks like your belly beating?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If slender: You may be seeing the pulsations of the abdominal aorta. Take care.

Dr Munshower and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 3/29/2014

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