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

ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl-ē 

əb-

-ˈdäm-nᵊl-ē

adverb

abdominally obese

surgical instruments inserted abdominally

Examples of abdominal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Less extreme symptoms include decreased appetite and abdominal pain. —Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

Keep the handle away from your torso with slightly bent arms, and brace your core by gently tightening your abdominal muscles. —Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Oct. 2025

The Lakers listed Kleber as questionable because of a strained abdominal muscle on their Monday evening injury report for Tuesday’s game before providing the injury update. —Khobi Price, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025

Short-term symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. —News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing abdominal

• abdominal cavity

Rhymes for abdominal

• phenomenal
• pronominal
• nominal

Medical Definition

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

abdominally

-ē 

adverb

abdominal

2 of 2 noun

: an abdominal muscle (as an oblique or a rectus abdominis) especially of the anterolateral region

—usually used in plural