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abdomen
[ab-duh-muhn, ab-doh-]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology.
the part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly.
the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, etc.
(in nonmammalian vertebrates) a region of the body corresponding to, but not coincident with, this part or cavity.
Entomology., the posterior section of the body of an arthropod, behind the thorax or the cephalothorax.
abdomen
/ æbˈdɒmɪnəl, æbˈdəʊ-, ˈæbdəmən /
noun
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
the front or surface of this region; belly
(in arthropods) the posterior part of the body behind the thorax, consisting of up to ten similar segments
abdomen
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.
In arthropods, the last, most posterior segment of the body.
abdomen
The part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis that encloses the organs of the abdominal cavity; the belly.
Other Word Forms
- abdominally adverb
- abdominal adjective
- postabdomen noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of abdomen1
Word History and Origins
Origin of abdomen1
Example Sentences
In 2019, this concluded that Ms Wanjiru had been unlawfully killed by one or two British soldiers and that she had suffered stab wounds to the chest and abdomen.
He’d fled to Tijuana, where he underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his abdomen, according to the informant.
Amiryan, who flung himself over his partner, was shot in the abdomen and arm.
However, the singer said a scan shortly after revealed there was "a Coke can's worth of blood in my abdomen".
Her illness had led to her pulling off her stoma bag that collects bodily waste from the abdomen.
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