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ab·dom·i·nal | \ ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl 
, əb-, -ˈdäm-nᵊl \
, əb-, -ˈdäm-nᵊl \Definition of abdominal
: of, relating to, or involving the abdomen abdominal pain/cramps/bloating an abdominal scar abdominal sternites — see also abdominal cavity
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abdominally \ ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl-ē , əb- , -ˈdäm-nᵊl-ē \ adverb
, əb- , -ˈdäm-nᵊl-ē \ adverb abdominally obese
surgical instruments inserted abdominally
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abdominal
adjectiveab·dom·i·nal | \ ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl \
Kids Definition of abdominal
: relating to or located in the abdomen
abdominal muscles
abdominal
adjectiveab·dom·i·nal | \ ab-ˈdäm-ən-ᵊl \
\Medical Definition of abdominal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen abdominal organs abdominal pain abdominal surgery
2 : performed by entry through the abdominal wall
an abdominal hysterectomy
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abdominally \ -ē \ adverb
\ adverbabdominal
nounMedical Definition of abdominal (Entry 2 of 2)
: an abdominal muscle (as an oblique or a rectus abdominis) especially of the anterolateral region
—usually used in plural
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The first known use of abdominal was in 1650
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