Definition of abdomen

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

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Groin :: Groin (n.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen..
Urite :: Urite (n.) One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen of arthropods.
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
Umbilicus :: Umbilicus (n.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel..
Viscus :: Viscus (n.) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen..
Wem :: Wem (n.) The abdomen; the uterus; the womb.
Siphonet :: Siphonet (n.) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See Illust. under Aphis.
Ventro-inguinal :: Ventro-inguinal (a.) Pertaining both to the abdomen and groin, or to the abdomen and inguinal canal; as, ventro-inguinal hernia..
Trunk :: Trunk (n.) That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus..
Supportful :: Supporter (n.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.
Pink :: Pink (v. t.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer.
Thalassinian :: Thalassinian (n.) Any species of Thalaassinidae, a family of burrowing macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen..
Swaged :: Swagbelly (n.) Any large tumor developed in the abdomen, and neither fluctuating nor sonorous..
Abdominales :: Abdominales (n. pl.) A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals..
Prelumbar :: Prelumbar (a.) Situated immediately in front of the loins; -- applied to the dorsal part of the abdomen.
Peritoneum :: Peritoneum (n.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac..
Womb :: Womb (n.) The belly; the abdomen.
Laemodipoda :: Laemodipoda (n. pl.) A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or Cyamus, and Caprella are examples..
Petiolated :: Petiolated (a.) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera..
Navel :: Navel (n.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus.
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