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Abdominal

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.

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Narrower term 1

Oblique 76% connected

Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Abdomen 74% connected

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…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abdomen 74% connected

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…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 4

Abdomen 70% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Belly 70% connected

That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stomach 70% connected

An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion tak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Venter 70% connected

One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.

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Abdomen 66% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Ab 92% connected

The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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