abdominal
adjective
ab·dom·i·nal
ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl 
əb-,
-ˈdäm-nᵊl
: of, relating to, or involving the abdomen
abdominal pain/cramps/bloating
an abdominal scar
abdominal sternites
see also abdominal cavity
abdominally
adverb
abdominally obese
surgical instruments inserted abdominally
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Monitor for Salmonella symptoms, including diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
At the end of 2023, the researchers compared the group with only one infection to the group with a second infection, focusing on Long COVID-like symptoms such as abdominal pain, respiratory distress, changes in taste and smell, fatigue, chest pain, myocarditis, or irregular heart beat.
—Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
In January 2024, Kate had major abdominal surgery in response to a health problem that was not originally thought to be cancerous.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In villages of the Anka area of Zamfara, a state in northern Nigeria, dozens of severe abdominal pain, headache, and seizures.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
At the end of 2023, the researchers compared the group with only one infection to the group with a second infection, focusing on Long COVID-like symptoms such as abdominal pain, respiratory distress, changes in taste and smell, fatigue, chest pain, myocarditis, or irregular heart beat.
—Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
In January 2024, Kate had major abdominal surgery in response to a health problem that was not originally thought to be cancerous.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In villages of the Anka area of Zamfara, a state in northern Nigeria, dozens of severe abdominal pain, headache, and seizures.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Abdominal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abdominal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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abdominal
1 of 2 adjective
ab·dom·i·nal
ab-ˈdäm-ən-ᵊl
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
abdominal
2 of 2 noun
: an abdominal muscle (as an oblique or a rectus abdominis) especially of the anterolateral region
—usually used in plural
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