abdomen — 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.

Senses

abdomen 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).

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.

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