κοιλία — meaning in English

English meaning

• abdomen noun The part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, containing the stomach and other digestive organs.
• belly noun The front part of the body between the chest and the hips; the stomach area.
• paunch noun A protruding belly, especially a large one on a man.
• stomach noun The organ in the body where food is stored and begins to be digested.
• ventricle noun One of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out to the lungs and the rest of the body.

Senses

κοιλία is used for these senses in English:

• abdomen (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]
• belly The abdomen (especially a fat one).
• paunch The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
• 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.

belly — full definition

1. noun The front part of the body between the chest and the hips; the stomach area.
2. noun The rounded or bulging part of something, resembling a stomach.
3. verb To swell or bulge outward.

Related Greek words