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.

Origin of abdominal

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

OTHER WORDS FROM abdominal

ab·dom·i·nal·ly, adverb post·ab·dom·i·nal, adjective

Words nearby abdominal

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

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For the entire duration of the hours I spent inside San Pedro I noticed my abdominal muscles remained perpetually clenched.

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The cancer was detected during an abdominal scan in October 2003, as Fortune magazine reported in a 2008 cover story.

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The HFCS-fed animals also had increases in abdominal fat and triglycerides.

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Turns out a tummy may be more than just an obstacle to skinny jeans: Abdominal fat speeds up cellular aging.

The New Science of Reverse Aging |Danielle Friedman |November 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

The intercostal, and a part of the abdominal, muscles depress the ribs and lessen the chest cavity anteriorly and laterally.

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The relative lengths of the abdominal lamina and the plastron remain approximately the same throughout life in T. ornata.

Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz |John M. Legler
An abdominal or pelvic tumor may be pushed out of the way of the compressed bowel, a cyst punctured, a displaced womb replaced.

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The abdominal and lumbar portion of the trunk, as already said, is longer in woman.

Beauty |Alexander Walker
In this way all the abdominal organs are drawn toward the chest.

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Scientific definitions for abdominal

abdomen

[ ăb′də-mən ]

In vertebrates, the portion of the body between the thorax and pelvis, containing the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs. In mammals, the abdomen is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm.

In arthropods, the last, most posterior segment of the body.

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abdominal adjective (ăb-dŏm′ə-nəl)

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