abdomen
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Definition of abdomen
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete)The fat surrounding the belly.
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noun
- (obsolete)The fat surrounding the belly.
- 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.
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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.
“He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.”
- The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
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Etymology
First attested in 1541. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).
Words you can make from abdomen
132 playable · top: BADMEN (11 pts)
Best play badmen 11 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
42 words- AMBO 8 pts
- BEAM 8 pts
- BEMA 8 pts
- MABE 8 pts
- ABED 7 pts
- BADE 7 pts
- BAND 7 pts
- BEAD 7 pts
- BEND 7 pts
- BODE 7 pts
- BOND 7 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMN 7 pts
- DEMO 7 pts
- DOBE 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- MADE 7 pts
- MEAD 7 pts
- MEND 7 pts
- MODE 7 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BONE 6 pts
- EBON 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DONA 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- ODEA 5 pts
- AEON 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- BAM 7 pts
- MOB 7 pts
- BAD 6 pts
- BED 6 pts
- BOD 6 pts
- DAB 6 pts
- DAM 6 pts
- DEB 6 pts
- DOM 6 pts
- MAD 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MOD 6 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OBA 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
2-letter words
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