abdomen

noun

/ˈæb.də.mən/UK/ˈæb.də.mən/US

Etymology

First attested in 1541. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).

derived from abdōmen
borrowed from abdomen

Definitions

The fat surrounding the belly.
The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the…
The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
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The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera
The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
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1. The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other…
  The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

The neighborhood

neighborabdominal
neighborabdominally
neighborabdominous

Derived

acute abdomen, boat-shaped abdomen, carinate abdomen, hemiabdomen, navicular abdomen, obstipum abdomen, pendulous abdomen, postabdomen, preabdomen, scaphoid abdomen, surgical abdomen

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at abdomen. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at abdomen. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at abdomen

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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