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abdomen
Part of speech: NounThe lower cavity of the body, containing the digestive organs.
Usage examples "abdomen":- Of course, I do not wish to be dragged up to the police- court for sticking Mr. Moss in the abdomen. - "The Landleaguers", Anthony Trollope.
- This pressure of the upper interior organs upon the lower ones, by tight dress, is increased by the weight of clothing resting on the hips and abdomen. - "The American Woman's Home", Catherine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- In falling I was caught in the abdomen by a point of the anchor of the balloon, was suspended for a moment- it seemed a lifetime- then dropped into the creek, with the water up to my shoulders. - "Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom", Trumbull White.