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hemiabdominal

hemiabdominal adjective: of or pertaining to half of the abdomen.

Adjective

hemiabdominal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to half of the abdomen.
    • The right hemi-abdominal ganglion, which appears to be the homologue of the supraintestinal ganglion of more primitive opisthobranchs, develops above the esophagus. The left hemi-abdominal ganglion develops below the esophagus and is divisible into a rostral and a caudal part by the appearance of...1977, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, page 376
    • Right hemiabdominal mass, jaundice due to obstructive hepatoma1979, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, page 309

Origin of hemiabdominal

From hemi- + abdominal.

Questions about hemiabdominal

What does hemiabdominal mean?
Hemiabdominal means of or pertaining to half of the abdomen.
What part of speech is hemiabdominal?
Hemiabdominal is an adjective.

Words near hemiabdominal in the dictionary

  1. hemi-PMO
  2. hemi-prosopometamorphopsia
  3. hemi-prosopometamorphopsias
  4. hemiabdomen
  5. hemiabdomens
  6. hemiabdominal
  7. hemiablation
  8. hemiablations
  9. hemiacardius
  10. hemiacetal
  11. hemiacetalic

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