abdominal : Idioms & Phrases

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abdominal actinomycosis

  • noun a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen
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abdominal aorta

  • noun a branch of the descending aorta
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abdominal aortic aneurysm

  • noun an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
    AAA.
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abdominal breathing

  • noun breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles
    • abdominal breathing is practiced by singers
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abdominal cavity

  • noun the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
    abdomen.
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abdominal delivery

  • noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
    C-section; cesarian section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
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abdominal external oblique muscle

  • noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
    external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis; oblique.
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abdominal muscle

  • noun the muscles of the abdomen
    ab; abdominal.
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abdominal nerve plexus

  • noun a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach
    plexus celiacus; coeliac plexus; solar plexus.
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abdominal pregnancy

  • noun ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
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Abdominal ring

  • (Anat.) , a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; called also inguinal ring.
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abdominal wall

  • noun a wall of the abdomen
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