abdomen
UK/ˈæb.də.mən//ˈæb.də.mən/
abdomen noun: the fat surrounding the belly.
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Noun
abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)
- The fat surrounding the belly.
- The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
- The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
- The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
abdomen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
abdomen in Hindi
- belly — see also belly
- उदर udar, पेट peṭ
abdomen in Tamil
- belly — see also belly
- வயிறு vayiṟu
abdomen in Marathi
- abdomen
- उदर udar
abdomen in Urdu
- belly — see also belly
- پیٹ peṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- abdomen in Bengali
- উদর udor, পেট peṭ
- abdomen in Telugu
- కడుపు kaḍupu
- abdomen in Malayalam
- വയറ് vayaṟŭ, അടിവയർ aṭivayaṟ
- abdomen in Kannada
- ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ, ಒಡಲು, ಉದರ, ಕಿಳ್ಬಸಿರ್
- abdomen in Gujarati
- ઉદર udar
- abdomen in Odia
- କୋଠା koṭhā
- abdomen in Sanskrit
- उदर udara
- abdomen in Pashto
- بطن batn, نس nas, خېټه xeṭa
- abdomen in Arabic
- بَطْن baṭn, جَوْف jawf
- abdomen in Malay
- abdomen, perut
- abdomen in Indonesian
- perut, abdomen
- abdomen in Persian
- شکم šekam, کم kom
- abdomen in Thai
- ท้อง tɔ́ɔng, ช่องท้อง chɔ̂ng-tɔ́ɔng
- abdomen in Vietnamese
- bụng, bụng dạ
- abdomen in Myanmar
- ဝမ်း wam:
Examples of abdomen in a sentence
- On a bird, apteric skin is found on the face, abdomen, and feet.
- There was an arrow-hole in his abdomen, from which blood was seeping.
- With a groan, he ejaculated on his abdomen.
Synonyms of abdomen
Forms of abdomen
| plural | abdomens |
|---|---|
| plural | abdomina |
Origin of abdomen
First attested in 1541 as labdomen. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen as well as from its etymon Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).
Words formed from abdomen
Words that rhyme with abdomen
Questions about abdomen
- What does abdomen mean?
- Abdomen means the fat surrounding the belly.
- What is abdomen in Hindi?
- Abdomen in Hindi is उदर (udar), पेट (peṭ). See Abdomen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abdomen?
- Abdomen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abdomen?
- Abdomen is pronounced /ˈæb.də.mən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of abdomen?
- The plural of abdomen is abdomens.
Words near abdomen in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abdomen (page history and authors); उदर (Marathi) (page history and authors); abdomen (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); କୋଠା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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