Synonyms

abdominal

American

[ab-dom-uh-nl] / æbˈdɒm ə nl /

adjective

of, in, on, or for the abdomen.

abdominal wall; abdominal pains.

noun

Informal. Usually abdominals. the abdominal muscles.

Other Word Forms

abdominally adverb
postabdominal adjective

Etymology

Origin of abdominal

1740–50; < Latin abdōmin-, stem of abdōmen abdomen + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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In Georgia, 31-year-old Alexia Moore went to the hospital with severe abdominal pain.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He entered the program with a history of gastrointestinal issues and abdominal surgeries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Identifying abdominal breathing in people with hypertension may help pinpoint the cause and guide more targeted treatment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

At 35 weeks, she complained to midwives about abdominal pains and sickness but was told to stay at home and take paracetamol.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But even the segmentation genes have to have their masters: How does the second segment of the fly thorax “know” to be a thoracic segment, and not an abdominal segment?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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