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abdomen

[ab-duh-muhn, ab-doh-] / ˈæb də mən, æbˈdoʊ- /


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Living hexapods have six walking legs, all attached to the thorax, while appendages on the abdomen have been almost completely lost.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Many still possessed segmented limbs along the abdomen.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

She had surgery to remove the cancerous cells plus lymph nodes from her abdomen and pelvis to stop it spreading.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

She describes it as if "heated barbed wire" were wrapped around her abdomen: "It's like my organs are being pulled apart."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

In a last-ditch effort to save Roosevelt’s life, the doctor filled his syringe with quinine and injected it directly into Roosevelt’s abdomen.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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