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Abdominal : adj : of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal muscles"
(noun)
1: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal muscle, ab]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Abdominal : \Ab*dom"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the
abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the
Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each
side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes;
-- called also inguinal ring.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Abdominal : \Ab*dom"i*nal\, n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl.
Abdominales.
A fish of the group Abdominales.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Abdominal : Abdominal: Relating to the abdomen, the lungs .
The abdomen includes a bladder .
The word "abdomen" has a curious story behind it. It comes from the Latin "abdodere", to hide. The idea was that whatever was eaten was hidden in the abdomen.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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