Abdomen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The part of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis and encloses the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and pancreas. Also called belly.
  • n. The corresponding region in vertebrates other than mammals.
  • n. The posterior segment of the body in arthropods.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
  • n. The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The belly; that part of the body of a mammal which lies between the thorax and the pelvis; the perivisceral cavity containing most of the digestive and some of the urogenital organs and associated structures.
  • n. In vertebrates below mammals, in which there is no diaphragm, and the abdomen consequently is not separated from the thorax, a region of the body corresponding to but not coincident with the human abdomen, and varying in extent according to the configuration of the body.
  • n. In entomology, the hind body, the posterior one of the three parts of a perfect insect, united with the thorax by a slender connecting portion, and containing the greater part of the digestive apparatus.
  • n. In Arthropoda other than insects, the corresponding hinder part of the body, however distinguished from the thorax, as the tail of a lobster or the apron of a crab.
  • n. In ascidians (Tunicata), a special posterior portion of the body, situated behind the great pharyngeal cavity, and containing most of the alimentary canal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
  • n. the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cavum    cavity    bodily cavity   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    belly    paunch    pod    corporation    guts    epigastrium    stomach   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bowman    Oklahoman    Roman    bowman    bowmen    businesswomen    dromon    oklahoman    omen    roman   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    buttock    thigh    belly    groin    pelvis    torso    diaphragm    spine    intestine    chest