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abdomen

[ ab-duh-muhn, ab-doh- ]

noun

  1. Anatomy, Zoology.
    1. the part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly.
    2. the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, etc.
    3. (in nonmammalian vertebrates) a region of the body corresponding to, but not coincident with, this part or cavity.
  2. Entomology. the posterior section of the body of an arthropod, behind the thorax or the cephalothorax.


abdomen

/ æbˈdɒmɪnəl; æbˈdəʊ-; ˈæbdəmən /

noun

  1. the region of the body of a vertebrate that contains the viscera other than the heart and lungs. In mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
  2. the front or surface of this region; belly coeliac
  3. (in arthropods) the posterior part of the body behind the thorax, consisting of up to ten similar segments
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abdomen

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  1. In vertebrates, the portion of the body between the thorax and pelvis, containing the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs. In mammals, the abdomen is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm.
  2. In arthropods, the last, most posterior segment of the body.

abdomen

  1. The part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis that encloses the organs of the abdominal cavity ; the belly.
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹²úˈ»å´Ç³¾¾±²Ô²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
  • abdominal, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abdomen1

1535–45; (< Middle French ) < Latin ²¹²ú»åų¾±ð²Ô belly
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abdomen1

C16: from Latin; origin obscure
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Example Sentences

The provisional cause of his death was a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.

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The man with the gun shot Juan in the back, then fired two more shots in his abdomen.

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She said Dr Brooks stabbed him in the abdomen and, having already spread the liquid around the ground floor of the house, he "made his escape".

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Police later released an x-ray that appeared to show an individual's abdomen with a foreign object inside.

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Detectives arrived to find Rebecca Marodi with stab wounds to her neck, chest and abdomen; they attempted life-saving measures but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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