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Meanings of abdomen in English

Russian
живот
Portuguese
abdómen
Catalan
abdomen
Spanish
abdomen
Wikidata

Frontal part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis.

        живот
        Portuguese
        barriga
        Catalan
        ventre
        Spanish
        estómago

        The lower part of the front of the torso (or a comparable part of an animal), confined by the upper side by the midriff and the lowerside by the pelvis.

              barriga
              Synonyms
              Examples for "midriff"
              Examples for "midriff"
              1
              But others have hit back on the side of the midriff-baring men.
              The Guardian
              2
              If you've got a pot-belly, start wearing some midriff exposing crop tops.
              The Guardian
              3
              She glanced at Meriope's midriff, looking for swelling under those forgiving robes.
              The Scar
              4
              She pushed his hand away from her midriff...but not before she'd shuddered.
              The notorious scoundrel
              5
              Ellie was wearing cut-off jeans and a workshirt tied at her midriff.
              Jurassic Park
              Russian
              брюшко
              Spanish
              abdomen artrópodos
              Catalan
              abdomen

              Rearmost tagma of an arthropod.

                    Related terms
                    брюшко
                    Portuguese
                    barriga
                    Catalan
                    cavitat abdominal

                    The cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm.

                          barriga
                          Usage of abdomen in English
                          1
                          The new nonskid type of napkin adheres to the abdomen, however precipitous.
                          The new yorker
                          2
                          He received a bullet in the chest and another in the abdomen.
                          The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) / Neuve Chapelle, B...
                          3
                          Purging follows; vomiting and purging with severe cramps in abdomen and legs.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          4
                          The abdomen under the wings of the butterfly still represents the larva.
                          Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
                          5
                          Also the hips should be kept well back and the abdomen in.
                          Keeping Fit All the Way / How to Obtain and Maintain Health, Str...
                          6
                          Common treatments include exercise, painkillers and applying heat to the lower abdomen.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Background: Diagnostic transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy has been used to evaluate the abdomen.
                          Pubmed
                          8
                          Background: Various management strategies exist for the abdomen that will not close.
                          Pubmed
                          9
                          Between the two the end of the abdomen rapidly curls and uncurls.
                          Social Life in the Insect World
                          10
                          The only visible wound was a wide, ragged opening in the abdomen.
                          The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst o...
                          11
                          He had three wounds in the abdomen and his throat was cut.
                          Marse Henry (Volume 1) / An Autobiography
                          12
                          The eruption appears on the abdomen on the third to fifth day.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          13
                          Spice Poultice.-Thisis very good for pain in abdomen in children especially.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          14
                          The wings, mere scanty stumps, hardly reach the middle of the abdomen.
                          The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
                          15
                          The Count, though grievously wounded in the abdomen, hears what they say.
                          Four Arthurian Romances
                          16
                          A small human form glowed from the depths of Margaret Adkins's abdomen.
                          Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
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                          Abdomen through the time
                          Abdomen across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Less common