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abdominal

  • adjective
  • ab·dom·i·nal
  • /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.

Other meanings

  1. Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.

  2. Ventral, in describing a fin.

Related words

  • abdominal aorta
  • abdominal breathing
  • abdominal cavity
  • abdominal decompression
  • abdominal evisceration
  • abdominal fin
  • abdominal gestation
  • abdominal inguinal ring
  • abdominally
  • abdominal migraine
  • abdominal muscle
  • abdominal pore

Word history

From Latin "abdōmen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “abdominal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.