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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

abdomen ['æbdəmεn]
  1. 1. noun [c] 腹部

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

abdomen [æb 'domən] [æb 'dəumen]
  1. 1. noun [anatomy] [Latin] 在较高级的脊椎动物中,腹
    the solar plexus (of nerves) in the abdomen
    腹腔丛(神经)
  2. 2. noun [anatomy] [Latin] 在较高级的脊椎动物中,腹部
    There was a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen and she nearly collapsed from the pain.
    她的小腹突然一阵剧痛差点儿昏厥过去
  3. 3. noun [anatomy] [Latin] [zoology] 昆虫甲壳动物的)腹部

Collins English-English Dictionary

abdomen ['æbdəmən]
  1. 1. n the region of the body of a vertebrate that contains the viscera other than the heart and lungs. In mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
  2. 2. n the front or surface of this region; belly
  3. 3. n (in arthropods) the posterior part of the body behind the thorax, consisting of up to ten similar segments
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C16: from Latin; origin obscure

Examples

the solar plexus (of nerves) in the abdomen
腹腔丛(神经) plexus
There was a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen and she nearly collapsed from the pain.
她的小腹突然一阵剧痛,差点儿昏厥过去。 sharp
抽腹水
tap the abdomen 腹水

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