abdomen

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Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

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Latin abdomen, of uncertain origin; compare French abdomen

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Singular
abdomen

Plural
abdomens

abdomen (plural abdomens)

  1. The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.
  2. (anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
    He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
  3. (zoology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

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belly
cavity
the posterior section of an arthopod's body

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abdomen m. sg.

  1. abdomen

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abdomen m. (plural abdomens)

  1. abdomen.

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abdōmen (genitive abdōminis); n, third declension

  1. belly, abdomen
  2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony
  3. accusative singular of abdōmen
  4. vocative singular of abdōmen

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Third declension, neuter variation (3:N).

Number Singular Plural
nominative abdōmen abdōmina
genitive abdōminis abdōminum
dative abdōminī abdōminibus
accusative abdōmen abdōmina
ablative abdōmine abdōminibus
vocative abdōmen abdōmina

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abdomen m. (plural abdómenes)

Singular
abdomen m.

Plural
abdómenes m.
  1. abdomen

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