abdominal

[ ab-dom-uh-nl ]

/ æbˈdɒm ə nl /

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adjective

of, in, on, or for the abdomen: abdominal wall; abdominal pains.

noun

Usually abdominals. Informal. the abdominal muscles.

Nearby words

abdication, abdicative, abdom., abdomen, abdomin-, abdominal, abdominal angina, abdominal cavity, abdominal crunch, abdominal external oblique muscle, abdominal fissure

Origin of abdominal

1740–50; < Latin abdōmin-, stem of abdōmen abdomen + -al¹

Related forms

ab·dom·i·nal·ly, adverbpost·ab·dom·i·nal, adjective

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