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abdominal regions

abdominal regions is the plural of abdominal region.

Meaning of abdominal region

Noun

abdominal region (plural abdominal regions)

  1. One of the nine areas that the abdomen is divided into.
    • To identify specific abdominal structures or to refer to an area of pain, the abdomen may be divided into four quadrants or nine abdominal regions.2012, Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abdominal, region.
    • When you feel ready, slowly exhale, allowing the air to move comfortably from your abdominal region up through the top of your head.2011 August 5, Brian Seaward, The Art of Peace and Relaxation Workbook, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 228

Questions about abdominal regions

What is abdominal regions the plural of?
Abdominal regions is the plural of abdominal region.

Words near abdominal regions in the dictionary

  1. abdominal quadrant
  2. abdominal quadrants
  3. abdominal reflex
  4. abdominal reflexes
  5. abdominal region
  6. abdominal regions
  7. abdominal respiration
  8. abdominal rib
  9. abdominal ribs
  10. abdominal ring
  11. abdominal rings

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