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vatsa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abdomen noun The part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, containing the stomach and other digestive organs.
  • abdominal adj Relating to the abdomen.
  • belly noun The front part of the body between the chest and the hips; the stomach area.
  • gut noun The stomach and intestines; someone's digestive system.
  • stomach noun The organ in the body where food is stored and begins to be digested.
  • tummy noun (informal, especially with children) The stomach or belly.
  • ventral adj Related to the abdomen or stomach.

Senses

vatsa is used for these senses in English:

  • abdomen (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]
  • abdomen (anatomy) 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. [from early 17th c.]
  • abdominal Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]
  • belly The abdomen (especially a fat one).
  • belly The lower fuselage of an airplane.
  • belly The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus#Noun (innermost part).
  • gut A person's emotional, visceral self.
  • stomach (informal) The belly.

abdomen — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, containing the stomach and other digestive organs.
  2. noun In insects and other arthropods, the rear section of the body behind the thorax.

abdominal — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the abdomen.
  2. noun A muscle of the abdomen, especially as trained in exercise (usually plural: "abdominals").

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