English Explanatory Dictionary

abdominal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
  2. Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
  3. Ventral, in describing a fin.
  4. Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
noun
  1. A fish of the order Abdominales.
  2. An abdominal muscle.

Pronunciation

/æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/ /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/ en-us-abdominal.ogg

Word forms

abdominal more abdominal most abdominal abdominals

Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.

Synonyms

ventral Cypriniformes

Related words

abdomin- abdomino- coelo-

Derived words

abdominal aorta abdominal breathing abdominal cavity abdominal decompression abdominal etching abdominal evisceration abdominal fin abdominal gestation abdominal inguinal ring abdominally abdominal migraine abdominal muscle abdominal pore abdominal pouch abdominal quadrant abdominal reflex abdominal region abdominal respiration abdominal rib abdominal ring abdominal section abdominal-thrust maneuver abdominal typhus abdominal vacuum abdominal wall abs cervicothoracoabdominal circumabdominal costoabdominal dorsoabdominal endoabdominal extraabdominal femoroabdominal hemiabdominal inguinoabdominal intraabdominal intra-abdominal intrabdominal lumbo-abdominal lumboabdominal midabdominal musculoabdominal nephroabdominal nonabdominal pelviabdominal phrenicoabdominal postabdominal rectoabdominal retroabdominal subabdominal thoracoabdominal transabdominal uteroabdominal vaginoabdominal vesicoabdominal
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