abdomen

English

Divehi/Mahl Translation

n, ban'du (ބަނޑު)

Etymology

Latin abdomen, of uncertain origin; compare French abdomen

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæbdəmən/

Noun

abdomen (plural: abdomens)

1. (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.
2. The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted 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.

3. (zoology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

Translations

belly

Basque: sabel, sabelalde, abdomen Bosnian: trbuh m Chinese: 腹部 Dutch: onderbuik m, abdomen n French: abdomen m German: Bauch m, Unterleib m Indonesian: perut Ido: Abdomino Interlingua: abdomine Italian: addome m Japanese: お腹 (おなか, onaka), 腹 (はら, hara), 腹部 (ふくぶ, fuku-bu) Kapampangan: atian Latin: abdomen, abdominis

Macedonian: мев (mev) Maltese: żaqq Norwegian: mage Novial: abdomene Portuguese: abdómen m, abdômen m (Brazil) Romanian: abdomen n, burtă f Russian: брюшная полость f (brjušnája pólost') Serbian: Cyrillic: трбух m Latin: trbuh m Spanish: abdomen m Turkish: karın Volapük: bälid

cavity

part of arthopod's body

Translations to be checked

• Danish: bug c

Shorthand

Gregg

• (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d - o - mn

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Latin

Noun

abdomen, abdominis

1. belly, abdomen
2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony