abdomen
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abdomen /ˈabdəmən, abˈdəʊmən/
▶noun
- 1 the part of the body containing the digestive and reproductive organs; the belly.
- 2 Zoology the rear part of the body of an arthropod.
– origin C16: from L.
'abdomen' also found in these Oxford entries:
abdominal
- abdominoplasty
- beetle
- bladder
- book lung
- bristletail
- Caesarean section
- cercus
- claspers
- coeliac
- colic
- cryptorchidism
- diaphragm
- epigastrium
- false scorpion
- furcula
- groin
- Heimlich procedure
- hermit crab
- honey ant
- Hurler's syndrome
- hypogastrium
- insect
- laparoscopy
- lard
- liver
- mesentery
- musk
- opisthosoma
- paunch
- pelvic floor
- peritoneum
- petiole
- pit
- pubes
- quadratus
- ruby-tail
- sarcoptic mange
- scorpion fly
- seppuku
- spider
- spine
- splanchnic
- springtail
- stretch marks
- swimmeret
- tagma
- telson
- thorax
