Abdominal

English

Adjective

Abdominal (comparative more Abdominal, superlative most Abdominal)

1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen.

   abdominal muscles

   abdominal cavity

2. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.

Noun

Abdominal (plural Abdominals)

1. (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
2. (usually plural) An abdominal muscle

Nouns for Abdominal

surgery; distress; mobilize the --contents.

Etymology

Compare French abdominal.

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Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

Thesaurus

anal, appendical, big-bellied, cardiac, cecal, celiac, colic, colonic, coronary, duodenal, enteric, gastric, ileac, intestinal, jejunal, mesogastric, pyloric, rectal, splanchnic, stomachal, stomachic, ventral, ventricular, visceral