Look up: Abdomen

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   abdomen
   Latin, meaning: belly / gluttony.
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   Abdomen
   the posterior section of the arthropod body.
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   Abdomen
   belly
   Found on http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfac
   
   
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   abdomen
   Region of the body furthest from the mouth. In insects, the third body region behind the head and thorax.
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   Abdomen
   The abdomen is the part of a creature's body between diaphragm and pelvis.
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   abdomen
   [n] - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
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   Abdomen
   The body of the Butterfly behind the thorax.
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   Abdomen
   The part of the body`s trunk found below the chest. It contains the structures involved in digestion (e.g., stomach, intestine, etc) and those involved in producing and storing urine (e.g., kidneys, bladder).
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   Abdomen
   The part of the body below the lungs and above the pelvis (hips).
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    Abdomen
    That part of the body containing the viscera, ie the kidneys, liver, stomach, and intestines; separated from the thorax by the diaphragm.
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    Abdomen
    The area of the body below the ribs and lungs and above the hip bones. Contains many of the body organs, such as the stomach, small and large bowel, pancreas, liver, spleen, and kidneys.
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    Abdomen
    (Abdominal) The lower part of your body cavity
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    Abdomen
    The abdomen is the part of the body between the chest and the hips.
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    abdomen
    The tummy or belly.
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    Abdomen
    The cavity of the body which extends from the diaphragm at the base of the thorax to the floor of the pelvis.
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    Abdomen
    Abdomen: The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The abdomen is separated anatomically from the chest by the diaphragm, the powerful muscle spanning the body cavity below the lungs. The abdomen includes a host of organs including the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, splee ...
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    Abdomen
    Ab·do'men noun [ Latin abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): confer French abdomen .] 1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pe ...
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    abdomen
    <anatomy> The portion of the body which lies between the thorax and the pelvis. It contains a cavity (abdominal cavity) separated by the diaphragm from the thoracic cavity above and by the plane of the pelvic inlet from the pelvic cavity below and lined with a serous membrane, the peritoneum. ... This cavity contains the abdominal viscera and ...
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    abdomen
    venter noun the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
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    Abdomen
    In mammals and other vertebrates the abdomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section of the body which lies behind the thorax or cephalothorax.
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    abdomen
    (ab´dә-mәn) (ab-do´mәn) the anterior portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis; it contains the abdominal cavity, which is separated from the chest area by the diaphragm. The cavity, which is lined with a membrane known as the peritoneum, contains the stomach, large and small int...
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    Abdomen
    • (n.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. • (...
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    abdomen
    (from the article `insect`) The abdomen consists of a maximum of 11 segments, although this number commonly is reduced by fusion. Appendages are usually absent except in ... The abdomen, typically 11-segmented, appears to have only 7 or 8 segments because the last few segments are modified as specialized genital ... As in all adult i...
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    abdomen
    (L., possibly from abdere to hide) that portion of the body which lies between the thorax and the pelvis; called also belly and venter. It contains a cavity (abdominal cavity) separated by the diaphragm from the thoracic cavity, above and by the plane of the pelvic inlet from the pelvic cavity below, and lined with a serous membrane, the peritoneu...
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    abdomen
    abdomen That portion of the body which lies between the lower thorax (chest) and the pelvis; or 'the region of the trunk below the diaphragm, containing the largest cavity in the body'. Also called belly (popular), venter, and stomach (incorrect). Derived from abdo, abdere, 'to hide', and so probably originally referred to the 'hidden part of the body'...
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