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ə adjective
1.
of, in, on, or for the abdomen: abdominal wall; abdominal pains.
noun
2.
Usually, abdominals. Informal. the abdominal muscles.
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abdomen (ˈæbdəmən, æbˈdəʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | the front or surface of this region; bellyRelated: coeliac |
| 3. | (in arthropods) the posterior part of the body behind the thorax, consisting of up to ten similar segments |
| Related: coeliac | |
| [C16: from Latin; origin obscure] | |
| abdominal | |
| —adj | |
| ab'dominally | |
| —adv | |
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Abdominal
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
abdominal
1550s, from medical L. abdominalis, from abdomen (see abdomen). Abdominals short for "abdominal muscles" attested by 1980; colloquial shortening abs is attested by 1992.
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Science Dictionary
abdomen (āb'də-mən) Pronunciation Key
abdominal adjective (āb-dŏm'ə-nəl) |
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Example sentences
Anxiety itself can create abdominal discomfort because you have a tendency to swallow and trap more air when nervous.
The team surgically implanted the device in the abdominal cavity of two rats.
The pump requires an electric cable, called a driveline, that runs through the abdominal wall to a battery pack in a harness.
Once your condition is stable, you will have a physical examination, including a detailed abdominal examination.
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