abdomen
He underwent abdominal surgery last week.
The inner surface of the abdominal wall is pink and shiny.

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Relating to particular parts of the body
abdominally
abdominis
adnexa
anally
aortic
coronary
gastric
nasal
nasally
nasopharyngeal
nephric
nephritic
neurally
neurological
ocular
synaptically
tubal
vaginal
vaginally
ventrolateral

Examples of abdominal

abdominal
On the sides of the eighth abdominal segment a pair of small 5-branched feathered tufts (fig. 11, e).
This would suggest that the condition of the viscera was ascertained through palpation, in particular, of the abdominal body surface.
The remainder of the descending thoracic aorta was also stiff and somewhat narrow, while the abdominal aorta was pliable and of normal caliber.
The value of examination of the relationship of the abdominal great vessels as part of the fetal scan, therefore, should be emphasized.
A group of 50 mice was exposed via the abdominal skin to 300 cercariae each.
They also represented one normally relatively minor (cough and/or sore throat) and one, at least potentially, more serious condition (abdominal pain).
The cost-effectiveness of early surgery versus watchful waiting in the management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Symptoms included diarrhoea (100 %), abdominal cramps (76 %), vomiting (46 %), and fever (46 %).
From there, efferent impulses are carried by the vagus and phrenic nerves to the stomach and abdominal musculature, resulting in vomiting.
Some patients may suffer from severe abdominal cramps, fever, chills, headache and myalgia, nausea and malaise.
First seven abdominal terga and sterna with densely and veryfinelyasperate ampullae, those of intermediate segments smaller, that of 7th tergum larger than the others.
Open spiracles occur on the prothorax and first eight abdominal segments.
Weighted regressions were used for abdominals and sternopleurals as the sample sizes were not constant for all populations.
From the 116 completed questionnaires, 82 other children recorded at least one symptom, most commonly headache (41/116) and/or abdominal discomfort (33/116).
Among the laboratory-confirmed case-patients, the most commonly reported symptoms were diarrhoea (94.8 %), abdominal cramps (88.0%), and nausea (76.4 %).
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