adjective
referring to the abdomen and thorax
NOTE: for other terms referring to the abdomen, see words beginning with coeli-
COMMENT: the abdomen is divided for medical purposes into nine regions: at the top, the right and left hypochondriac regions with the epigastrium between them; in the centre, the right and left lumbar regions with the umbilical between them; and at the bottom, the right and left iliac regions with the hypogastrium between them