Word Finder - abdomens

definition

The fat surrounding the belly.

definition

The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.

synonyms

• belly
• stomach
• tummy

definition

The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.

example

He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.

definition

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

The workers in question remain within the nest, suspended by their feet, and serve as living honey-pots for the colony, becoming so distended by the supplies of honey poured into their mouths by their foraging comrades that their abdomens become sub-globular, the pale intersegmental membrane being tightly stretched between the widely-separated dark sclerites.

The insects included in this order differ from those of the two preceding orders in their more condensed abdomens which bear no cerci, while the number of Malpighian tubes is reduced to four.

The Pelecinidae - included here by Ashmead - are large insects with remarkably elongate abdomens and undivided trochanters.

There are no longer sentinels sounding the alarm with their abdomens raised, and ready to die in defense of the hive.

She will often lick their abdomens to stimulate the digestive system and help them urinate and defecate.

Babies have a primitive crawling reflex at birth, which is instinctively activated when they are on their abdomens.

Women often have angels placed on their abdomens, wrists, and ankles.

Women who want a touch of tummy control do well with these panties, but they won't provide enough control for concealing heavy tummies and abdomens.