Abdominal Definition

ăb-dŏmə-nəl
abdominals
adjective
Of or relating to the abdomen.
American Heritage
Of, in, on, or for the abdomen.
Webster's New World
Relating to the abdomen.
American Heritage Medicine

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

Abdominal muscles.
Abdominal cavity.
Wiktionary
(icthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.]
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noun
An abdominal muscle.
An exercise machine that works the abdominals.
American Heritage Medicine
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.]
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Other Word Forms of Abdominal

Noun

Singular:
abdominal
Plural:
abdominals

Origin of Abdominal

  • First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdominalis, from Latin abdōmen. Compare French abdominal.

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Abdominal Sentence Examples

  • Difference of opinion as to the nature of the abdominal appendages pre vails.

  • The fourth abdominal segment is often very large, and forms the greater part of the hind-body; this segment is markedly constricted at its basal (forward) end, where it is embraced by the small third segment.

  • The larvae have the three pairs of legs well developed, and the hinder abdominal segments swollen.

  • In Hemiptera only eleven and in Collembola only yolk, and that the mesenteric epithelium becomes reinforced by six abdominal segments have been detected.

  • In addition, cefoxitin, a cephamycin, is highly active against anaerobic bacteria, which offers utility in treatment of abdominal infections.

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AABABD

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