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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•do•men /ˈæbdəmən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe part of the body between the chest and the legs;
belly.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•do•men (ab′də mən, ab dō′-),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy
- 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.
- Insects[Entomol.]the posterior section of the body of an arthropod, behind the thorax or the cephalothorax. See diag. under insect.
- Latin abdōmen belly
- Middle French)
- (1535–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abdomen /ˈæbdəmən æbˈdəʊ-/ n - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin; origin obscureabdominal /æbˈdɒmɪnəl/ adj |