abdominal

abdomen | American Dictionary

abdomen
noun[ C ]
us/ˈæb·də·mən/
the part of the body that contains stomach, bowels, and other organs in a person or animal

abdominal

adjective[ not gradable ]us/æbˈdɑm·ə·nəl, əb-/
This virus causes terrible abdominal pain.

Examples of abdomen

abdomen
When at rest the wings slightly diverge and are elevated at a considerable angle above the thorax and abdomen.
They underwent surgery because of the serious lesions in their abdomen, and not because of their overall poor condition.
The stomach is seen as a sonolucent area in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
An immediate and visible release of the stomach wall and abdomen followed.
The abdomen of the female was held straight out, with the ovipositor slightly raised.
The hind legs and lower abdomen rapidly became coated with a thick layer of pollen.
As they walked, they waggled their abdomens from side to side, while their hind legs moved backwards and forwards, apparently combing pollen from the anthers.
She reported a sensation of inner restlessness in both upper arms, abdomen, and back, but denied such inner restlessness in the lower extremities or legs.
Ventral surface of thorax and abdomen brown, more or less extensively suffused and marbled with bluish or greenish grey.
The remainder of the gut was removed by dissection from the posterior end of the abdomen.
The remaining organs of the thorax and abdomen were also arranged in their anticipated normal fashion.
Soldiers have a thorax and abdomen that resemble those of workers.
In mating, the male mounts the female and curves his abdomen round one side of the ovipositor, usually the left side.
The abdomen of the male was curved under its head.
A total of 1608 metacercariae, distributed among samples consisting of 15-185 metacercariae each - all from the abdomen of the same ant - were analysed.
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