Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to the abdomen.
- n. An abdominal muscle. Often used in the plural.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to the abdomen or belly; situated in or on the abdomen: as, abdominal ventral fins.
- In ichthyology, having ventral fins under the abdomen and about the middle of the body: as, an abdominal fish. See Abdominales.
- plural Certain imaginary lines drawn to divide the surface of the abdomen into regions, as given below.
- retains the name of epigastric; its lateral portions (4 4) are the right and left hypochondriac regions; the middle part of the umbilical
- is called the umbilical region, while its lateral portions (5 5) are the right and left lumbar regions; the middle portion of the hypogastric zone
- is called the hypogastric region, but sometimes the pubic region, while its lateral portions (6 6) are called the right and left iliac (or inguinal) regions. The adjoining region of the thigh, below the fold of the groin, is properly excluded.
- External, a similar oblong opening in the fascia of the obliquus externus abdominis (external oblique muscle of the abdomen), further down and nearer the mid-line of the body. These rings are respectively the inlet and outlet of the inguinal canal. Also called inguinal rings.
- n. One of the Abdominales (which see).
Wiktionary
- adj. zoology, obsolete Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
- n. zoology, obsolete A fish of the order Abdominales.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
- adj. (Zoöl.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales.
- n. A fish of the group Abdominales.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the muscles of the abdomen
- adj. of or relating to or near the abdomen
Examples
“The key maneuver's what we call the abdominal thrust.”
“Even more concerning perhaps is the marked increase in abdominal obesity.”
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“Of 13 genetic variants tested, TRPV1 Val585Ile and UCP2 -866 G/A correlated significantly with change in abdominal adiposity.”
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“Total body fat was unchanged but there was a marginal (1.1%) reduction in abdominal adiposity with capsaicin.”
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“The most common signs and symptoms of leukemia are: anemia bleeding and/or bruising recurrent infections bone and joint pain abdominal pain swollen lymph nodes difficulty breathing”
“It described many operations, mostly in abdominal surgery and the surgery of joints.”
“For Dundalk, Liam Burns remains out with a long-term abdominal injury, and is joined on the injury list by Nathan Murphy who has ankle ligament damage.”
“Since recovering from his long-term abdominal injury, Johnson has made two appearances for City this season and scored against Scunthorpe in his side's 5-1 defeat of Scunthorpe in the Carling Cup.”
“Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS—a gastrointestinal syndrome characterized by abdominal pain and cycles of intense diarrhea and constipation—has been found to be inflammatory in nature, says Mullin.”
“All I could think about was the microscopic cancer cells lurking in what I now knew to call my abdominal cavity and the discouraging prospects for recurrence.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘abdominal’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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A to abominator (Chambers)
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aardvark 49 hits
abbatoir 103 hits
abjure 138 hitsA, A-line, A-list, A-lister, A 1, A-road, A-side, from A to B, from A to Z, A-bomb, A-effect, A level and 254 more...
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5000 FREE SAT Words
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 229 more...
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1906 Railway Cipher Code
Terms from the Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, 1906. The terms were shorthand for common phrases used in telegraphic communications between station agents and Railway Asso...
abdominal, abetting, abiology, ablative, abnormal, abominate, aboveboard, abrasive, absinth, abstinent, accursed, acetate and 212 more...
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Aardvark
admonish, abderian, abdominal, abecedarian, abomination, abrade, abrogate, acatalepsy, accismus, accrete, acerbic, acetylene and 12 more...
Tweets
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