| Abdomen (abdomen) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Ab*do"men |
| [L. abdomen (a
word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.] |
The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax
and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the
peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man,
often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of
the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
The posterior section of the
body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other
Arthropoda.
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