ABDOMINAL Synonyms

• the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

• a protruding abdomen

• a part that bulges deeply

• the hollow inside of something

• the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

• swell out or bulge out

• the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

• a narrow channel or strait

• a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

• empty completely; destroy the inside of

• remove the guts of

• the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

• (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

• an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

• the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

• an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness

• an appetite for food

• bear to eat

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• slang for a paunch

• an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

• the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

• the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

• the muscles of the abdomen

• a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

• the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

• the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens

• an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi

• toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)

• nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

• the muscles of the abdomen