ABDOMEN


Meaning of ABDOMEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈab-də-mən, -ˌdō-; əb-ˈdō-mən, ab- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin

Date: 1543

1. : the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis ; also : the cavity of this part of the trunk containing the chief viscera

2. : the posterior section of the body behind the thorax in an arthropod — see insect illustration

• ab·dom·i·nal ab-ˈdä-mə-n ə l, əb-, -ˈdäm-n ə l adjective

• ab·dom·i·nal·ly -ē adverb

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