abdomen
(æbdəmən , US æbdoʊ- )
Word forms: abdomens
countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Your abdomen is the part of your body below your chest where your stomach and intestines are. [formal]
He was suffering from pains in his abdomen.
Synonyms: stomach, corporation [informal], guts [slang], belly
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BODY: FRONT head neck chest abdomen thigh face knee shin arm hand leg foot Collocations:
swollen abdomen upper abdomen
Symptoms include bloating, a swollen abdomen and feeling full.
The Sun
To some, the swollen abdomen becomes public property.
Times, Sunday Times
This fungus causes disease within the fly resulting in a swollen abdomen.
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This swollen abdomen makes the wings and legs spread apart, ultimately causing the fly to have trouble flying.
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Females also possess a considerably larger, almost swollen abdomen after their sixth molt.
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It basically means removing most of the organs in your upper abdomen, including the main tumor, then 'replumbing'; everything.
Christianity Today
Pain in the upper abdomen which can spread to the back.
The Sun
My liver and stomach are bloated, my skin taut across the upper abdomen, like in pregnancy except in the wrong place and with no life-affirming kicks.
Times, Sunday Times
It will refer pain often to the mid upper abdomen.
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This body type enlarges the arms, chest, hips, and rear before other parts, such as the waist and upper abdomen.
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Translations:
Chinese: 腹部
Japanese: 腹