abdominal
of, in, on, or for the abdomen: abdominal wall; abdominal pains.
Usually abdominals. Informal. the abdominal muscles.
Origin of abdominal
1Other words from abdominal
- ab·dom·i·nal·ly, adverb
- post·ab·dom·i·nal, adjective
Words Nearby abdominal
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How to use abdominal in a sentence
For the entire duration of the hours I spent inside San Pedro I noticed my abdominal muscles remained perpetually clenched.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison | Jason Batansky | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 31-year-old nun began to feel severe abdominal cramps on Wednesday and gave birth just a few hours later.
I had to have major abdominal surgery, and they said, ‘You can't hold your baby.’
Meet ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Director Sam Taylor-Johnson: The Cancer-Surviving Badass | Marlow Stern | June 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe cancer was detected during an abdominal scan in October 2003, as Fortune magazine reported in a 2008 cover story.
The HFCS-fed animals also had increases in abdominal fat and triglycerides.
He saw the tenseness of the abdominal organs, felt the blind fear in the creature's mind.
Insidekick | Jesse Franklin BoneLane put his hand into the abdominal incision and squeezed the heart through the diaphragm.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe book-lungs openings are found on the ventral surface of the first abdominal segment, as is also the epigynum.
If, however, the midriff contract so powerfully that the lower ribs are drawn inward, the abdominal walls follow them.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsThe extent to which this is successful can be inferred from the degree to which the abdominal wall bulges forward.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley Mills
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