abdomen
noun
, -ˌdō-; əb-ˈdō-mən, ab-\
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, əb- , -ˈdäm-nᵊl \
adjective
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adverb
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Synonyms
belly, breadbasket [slang], gut, solar plexus, stomach, tummy
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The bullet tore through his abdomen and hit an artery leading to his left leg. — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, "He’s Mexican. She’s American. Deportation forced this Washington state family to make a choice.," 27 July 2018 The child, Mario Brown, who had just turned 17, had yet to arrive from a CT scan of his abdomen and the .22-caliber bullet lodged in it. — Kurtis Lee, latimes.com, "In Detroit's busiest ER, a man with his own dark past tries to halt a cycle of violence," 15 June 2018 Police said he had been shot in the abdomen and was taken to an area hospital. — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, "60-year-old man shot after returning home from church Monday night, police say," 24 Apr. 2018 When a CT scan confirmed the presence of several small oval objects in her abdomen, the doctors gave her laxatives. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "As if heroin weren’t dangerous enough, it may come with lead poisoning," 9 Nov. 2018 Soon came a certain mysterious pressure in her abdomen. — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, "The remarkable Hilary Watson's inspiring battle against cancer | The Kansas City Star," 19 May 2018 Bullets punched holes in Mcneill’s left arm, his chest and his abdomen. — Meredith Cohn, Washington Post, "After being shot, Baltimore police officer spends four years recovering in hope of returning to duty," 7 Apr. 2018 Doctors have also been using it (off-label) on armpit and bra bulge, as well as the abdomen. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "17 Over-the-Top Beauty Treatments to Try Before Your Wedding Day," 13 Dec. 2018 Investigators discovered the girl had bruising on her abdomen, chest, face and head, and her body temperature at the time of death was only 79 degrees. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "Indianapolis mother sentenced in infant daughter's 2013 death," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abdomen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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abdomen
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abdomen
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Medical Definition of abdomen
— called also belly
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