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abdomen

/ˈæb.də.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
ab-domen
IPA
/ˈæb.də.mən/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fat surrounding the belly.

Obsolete

noun

The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.

noun

The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.

noun

The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1541 as labdomen. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen as well as from its etymon Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: abdomen, abdōmen

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæb.də.mən/
  • British English: /ˈæb.də.mən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abdomens (plural) abdomina (plural)

Derived Forms

hemiabdomen postabdomen preabdomen

Phrases

acute abdomen boat-shaped abdomen carinate abdomen navicular abdomen obstipum abdomen pendulous abdomen scaphoid abdomen surgical abdomen

Frequently Paired Words

abdominal abdominally abdominous

Synonyms

belly tummy stomach abdomen midriff tum tum-tum ventrum

Rhymes With

roman bowman omen greco-roman showman yeoman stroman coman homan businesswomen loman oklahoman

Questions

How do you pronounce abdomen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.də.mən/.
What does abdomen mean?
The fat surrounding the belly.
Where does abdomen come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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