4 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

abdominal

adjective: of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal muscles"

noun: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: {abdominal muscle}, {ab}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, noun; E. pl. {Abdominals}, L. pl. {Abdominales}. A fish of the group Abdominales. ||

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, adjective [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}.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "abdominal": 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

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