abdomen C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /ˈæbdəmən/ UK /ˈæbdəmən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the part of the body containing the digestive organs; the belly The blow struck him squarely in the abdomen. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the part of the body... bellystomachmidriffgutpaunch Word family Derived forms abdominalabdominallyabdominous Related forms abdominal Etymology AI details From Latin abdōmen ('belly'), of uncertain origin; possibly connected with abdere ('to conceal, put away'), as the part hiding the viscera. abdōmen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # abdomen **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæbdəmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæbdəmən/ ## Meanings 1. the part of the body containing the digestive organs; the belly ## Examples - The blow struck him squarely in the abdomen. ## Synonyms - belly - stomach - midriff - gut - paunch ## Derived Forms - abdominal - abdominally - abdominous ## Related Forms - abdominal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: abdōmen ## Etymology From Latin abdōmen ('belly'), of uncertain origin; possibly connected with abdere ('to conceal, put away'), as the part hiding the viscera. ## AI Etymology Abdomen is from Latin abdōmen ('belly'), of uncertain origin; possibly connected with abdere ('to conceal, put away'), as the part hiding the viscera. Important recorded forms include abdōmen (Latin). The current sense covers the part of the body containing the digestive organs; the belly. The wider family includes derived forms such as abdominal, abdominally, and abdominous and related words such as abdominal. ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown