abdominal

[ ab-dom-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. of, in, on, or for the abdomen:

   abdominal wall; abdominal pains.

noun

1. Usually abdominals. Informal. the abdominal muscles.

Other Words From

• ab·domi·nal·ly adverb
• postab·domi·nal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abdominal¹

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

Example Sentences

What’s more, people taking the antibiotic were much more likely than those getting a placebo to report side effects, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and nausea.

From Science News

That’s when she first started experiencing symptoms such as a low appetite and abdominal distension.

From Washington Blade

In lower organisms, which lack the abdominal cavity and intestines, digestion is accomplished by a particular type of cells—mobile mesodermal cells—that move around engulfing and dissolving food particles.

From Nautilus

Last July, Cory Dowd’s nagging abdominal pain was getting worse.

From ProPublica

People who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and develop severe headaches, abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their medical provider.

From Washington Post

For the entire duration of the hours I spent inside San Pedro I noticed my abdominal muscles remained perpetually clenched.

From The Daily Beast

The 31-year-old nun began to feel severe abdominal cramps on Wednesday and gave birth just a few hours later.

From The Daily Beast

I had to have major abdominal surgery, and they said, ‘You can't hold your baby.’

From The Daily Beast

The cancer was detected during an abdominal scan in October 2003, as Fortune magazine reported in a 2008 cover story.

From The Daily Beast

The HFCS-fed animals also had increases in abdominal fat and triglycerides.

From The Daily Beast

He saw the tenseness of the abdominal organs, felt the blind fear in the creature's mind.

From Project Gutenberg

Lane put his hand into the abdominal incision and squeezed the heart through the diaphragm.

From Project Gutenberg

The book-lungs openings are found on the ventral surface of the first abdominal segment, as is also the epigynum.

From Project Gutenberg

If, however, the midriff contract so powerfully that the lower ribs are drawn inward, the abdominal walls follow them.

From Project Gutenberg

The extent to which this is successful can be inferred from the degree to which the abdominal wall bulges forward.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• intestinal
• visceral