Dictionary Definition
abdominal adj : of or relating to or near the
abdomen; "abdominal muscles" n : the muscles of the abdomen [syn:
abdominal
muscle, ab]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Compare French abdominal.Pronunciation
Adjective
- of or pertaining to the abdomen
- abdominal muscles
- abdominal cavity
- abdominal muscles
- In the context of "zoology": having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral
Translations
of or pertaining to the abdomen
- Czech: břišní
- Finnish: vatsa- (in compounds)
- French: abdominal
- Interlingua: abdominal
- Irish: bolgach a1
- Italian: addominale
- Portuguese: abdominal
- Spanish: abdominal
- German: abdominal, also: den Unterleib betreffend
having abdominal fins
Derived terms
- abdominal ring: (Anatomy): a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; -- called also inguinal ring
Noun
- a fish of the order Abdominales
Usage notes
This name is no longer used, and should be treated as a synonym in the order Cypriniformes.Extensive Definition
Abdominal may refer to:
- Abdomen
- Abdominal (rapper) (born 1974), Canadian musician
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
anal,
appendical,
big-bellied, cardiac,
cecal, celiac, colic, colonic, coronary, duodenal, enteric, gastric, ileac, intestinal, jejunal, mesogastric, pyloric, rectal, splanchnic, stomachal, stomachic, ventral, ventricular, visceral