abdomen

IPA: æbdˈoʊmʌn

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

Examples of "abdomen" in Sentences

The abdomen is long and slender.
The people distended the the abdomen.
The abdomen of the adult is dull red.
The underside of the abdomen is white.
The abdomen is aslo called as the belly.
The abdomen of the patient was distensible.
The abdomen was diffusely tender and distended.
The abdomen of the earwig is flexible and muscular.
Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis.
The spleen is an organ located in the abdomen of the human body.
The ventral body cavity contains the organs in the chest and abdomen.
‘The abdomen is the worst place for fat to accumulate,’ says Professor Bell.
This lends itself perfectly for keeping a thin abdomen on an already tiny fly.
Three small 3 to 5 mm incisions are made and the patient's abdomen is distended with gas.
Although the abdomen is closed after the gastroschisis repair, it takes time for the intestines to recover from gastroschisis.
For example, if you have pain in your upper right abdomen, is the pain coming from there, or from the sensory part of your brain?
Once the epidural has taken effect, her abdomen is prepped with an antibacterial solution and a trochar is placed into the amniotic space to allow the introduction of instruments, such as a small camera (fetoscope) and a coagulation device into the amniotic cavity.