Abdomen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Abdomen	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abdomen n the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis Synonym(s): abdomen, venter, stomach, belly the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm Synonym(s): abdominal cavity, abdomen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Post-abdomen \Post`-ab*do"men\, n. [Pref. post- + abdomen.] (Zo[94]l.) That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more commonly called {abdomen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abdomen \Abdo"men\, n. [L. abdomen* (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.] 1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, 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. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.