What does the word abdomen mean?
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That portion of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.
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[ Latin] The belly; that portion of the body between the diaphragm above and the brim( or, according to some, the floor) of the pelvis below. Boat-shaped a., hollowing of the front wall of the a., observed in children with meningitis and other cerebral diseases. Pendulous a., an a., so abnormally relaxed that its walls hang down in front of the pubes.
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Usage examples for abdomen
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As they grow stronger, consciousness becomes a sensation rather like an itch somewhere in the upper abdomen, and accompanied sometimes by a sense of general weakness. – The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman, M.D.
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Smoothly, slowly, the muscles in legs and thighs, in back, in abdomen, in chest, responding to the exercise moved under the lustrous skin as if themselves were living things. – The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land by Ralph Connor
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There is no room on the abdomen, the regulation resting- place, which is already occupied by the real sons. – The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre
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