transabdominal

adjective

trans·ab·dom·i·nal ˌtran(t)s-ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl

ˌtranz-əb-ˈdäm-nᵊl

medical

: passing through or performed by passing through the abdomen or the abdominal wall

transabdominal amniocentesis

Transabdominal ultrasonography … may detect only 50% of common bile duct stones ….—

Kimberly M. Persley

Examples of transabdominal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each year, the transabdominal cerclage program at the University of Chicago Medicine helps between 200-250 women who have cervical insufficiency. —

Dallas News, 24 June 2021 Henderson successfully amended the legislation to prohibit the use of transvaginal ultrasounds under the bill, a more invasive procedure than transabdominal ultrasounds. —

Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020

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