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ab‧do‧men/ˈæbdəmən, æbˈdəʊ- $ -ˈdoʊ-/ noun [COUNTABLE]
[date : 1500-1600; Language : Latin]
1. the part of your body between your chest and legs which contains your stomach, bowelsetc

2. the end part of an insect’s body, joined to the thorax

—abdominal /æbˈdɒmənəl, æbˈdɒmɪnəl $ -ˈdɑː-/ adjective:
　 ▪ acute abdominal pains

noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
low
▪ They are found on the external genitalia and on the thighs, buttocks, and lower abdomen.
▪ His lower abdomen was expanding and contracting in a deep, regular pattern.
▪ This exercise can be done lying flat on the floor, but using a bench stretches the lower abdomen more.
▪ The bullet ripped through her intestinal tract and lodged in her lower abdomen....
▪ Doctors had to perform a colostomy, rerouting the undamaged intestinal tract to a substitute opening in her lower abdomen.
upper
▪ Three days after the last lithotripsy, the plain abdominal x ray showed no calcifications in the right upper abdomen.
▪ After the third treatment, colic in the right upper abdomen stopped and food by mouth was started without problems.
▪ Difficulties arise in patients who are grossly obese and in those who have undergone extensive surgery in the upper abdomen.
▪ Twenty months later, the patient again complained of pain in the right upper abdomen.
▪ The reason for hospital admission was severe colicky pain in the right upper abdomen for two months.
▪ Systematic firm palpation of the costal margin in recommended in all patients presenting with pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Acting together, the two groups serve as retractors by telescoping the abdomen.
▪ Black widow venom affects the muscles, and may cause severe cramping in the abdomen and other parts of the body.
▪ His lower abdomen was expanding and contracting in a deep, regular pattern.
▪ It performs a special dance, walking in a circle which it then bisects while vigorously waggling its abdomen.
▪ The bullet ripped through her intestinal tract and lodged in her lower abdomen....
▪ The floor scissors exercise is an all-rounder which stretches and tones up the abdomen and the whole of the lower body.
▪ Their abdomen contains two chambers, one on each side.
▪ Then Loi pointed at his abdomen and grimaced with pain to make sure I understood.