intra-abdominal
Americanadjective
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being within the abdomen.
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going into the abdomen, as an injection.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of intra-abdominal
First recorded in 1885–90
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She died two days after giving birth following complications from the intra-abdominal hemorrhage.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024
“When you activate those upper abdominal muscles, you’re creating an increase in intra-abdominal pressure at baseline,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2021
In a full squat, that cinch relaxes, the bend or “anorectal angle” opens up, and intra-abdominal pressure rises, reducing the need to push.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018
“It increases your intra-abdominal and intrarectal pressure and that’s oft times what needs to happen to make you evacuate easier,” she says.
From US News ● Oct. 18, 2016
The injury was followed by no signs of intra-abdominal lesion; on the third day the temperature was normal, pulse 80, and the tongue clean and moist.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
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