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Added 8 October 2026

abdomen

/ˈæb.də.mən/ noun

In Latin: abdōmen First recorded: 1541 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abdomen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
The cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm.

Origin

First attested in 1541 as labdomen. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen as well as from its etymon Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).

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