Abdomen

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Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

English

Etymology

From Latin abdomen, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæbdəmən/

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

Noun

Singular Abdomen

Plural {{{1}}}

Abdomen ({{{1}}})

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.

Synonyms

• belly
• stomach

Related terms

• abdominal

Translations

belly

Arabic: بطن ar(ar) (baTn) m., جوف ar(ar) (jawf) m. Armenian: որովայն hy(hy) (orovayn), փոր hy(hy) (orovayn) Basque: sabel, sabelalde, abdomen Bosnian: trbuh bs(bs) m. Bulgarian: корем bg(bg) Catalan: abdomen ca(ca) m., buc ca(ca) m., panxa ca(ca) f., ventre ca(ca) Chamicuro: sye'ki Chinese: Mandarin: 腹部 cmn(cmn) (fùbù), 腹 cmn(cmn) (fù) Coptic: [[ϩⲏ#Template:Cop|Template:Copt]] (hē) Czech: břicho cs(cs) n. Danish: bug da(da) c. Dutch: onderbuik nl(nl) m., abdomen nl(nl) n. Egyptian: [[ẖt#Template:Egy|Template:Egyp]] <hiero>F32:t*Z1</hiero> Esperanto: ventro eo(eo) Finnish: vatsa fi(fi) French: abdomen fr(fr) m. Georgian: მუცელი ka(ka) German: Bauch de(de) m., Unterleib de(de) m. Haitian Creole: anbavant Hungarian: has hu(hu) Ido: abdomino Indonesian: perut id(id) Interlingua: abdomine Italian: addome it(it) m.

Japanese: 腹 (はら, hara), 腹部 (ふくぶ, fuku-bu) Kapampangan: atian Korean: 배 (bae), 복 (腹, bog, bok) Latin: abdōmen la(la) Macedonian: мев (mev), стомак mk(mk) (stómak) m. Maltese: żaqq mt(mt) Manx: bolg gv(gv) Norwegian: mage no(no), buk no(no) Novial: abdomene Persian: شکم (šekam) Polish: brzuch pl(pl) m. Portuguese: abdómen m., abdômen m. (Brazil) Romanian: abdomen ro(ro) n., burtă ro(ro) f. Russian: живот ru(ru) (živót) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: трбух m. Roman: trbuh m. Slovak: brucho sk(sk) n. Spanish: abdomen es(es) m. Swedish: buk sv(sv) Turkish: karın tr(tr) Vietnamese: bụng vi(vi) Volapük: bälid West Frisian: bûk fy(fy) Yiddish: בויך yi(yi) (boykh) m.

cavity

Armenian: որովայնի խոռոչ hy(hy) (orovayni xoṙoč) Catalan: abdomen ca(ca) m., buc ca(ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 腔, simpl. 腔 (qiāng) Danish: bughule c. Esperanto: abdomeno eo(eo) Ido: abdomino io(io)

Japanese: お腹 (おなか, onaka), 腹 (はら, hara), 腹部 (ふくぶ, fuku-bu) Korean: 복강 (腹腔, boggang) Russian: брюшная полость ru(ru) (brjušnája pólost’) f. Slovak: brušná dutina sk(sk) f. Turkish: batın tr(tr) Vietnamese: bụng dạ

the posterior section of an arthopod's body

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 腹部, simpl. 腹部 (fùbù) Danish: bagkrop c. Esperanto: abdomeno eo(eo)

Finnish: takaruumis fi(fi) Japanese: 腹 (はら, hara), 腹部 (ふくぶ, fuku-bu) Polish: odwłok m. Russian: брюшко ru(ru) (brjuškó) n.

Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d - o - mn

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Croatian

Noun

Abdomen m. sg.

1. abdomen

Synonyms

• (stomach): trbuh

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ab.dɔ.mɛn/

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Noun

Abdomen m. (plural Abdomens)

1. abdomen.

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Latin

Noun

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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Spanish

Noun

Abdomen m. (plural abdómenes)

Singular Abdomen m.

Plural abdómenes m.

1. abdomen

Synonyms

• vientre

Related terms

• abdominal