abdominal muscle

NOUN

intestinal muscle

Synonyms

WEAK

abdominals celiac muscle peritoneum stomach muscle stomachal muscle stomachic muscle tummy muscle viscera

Example Sentences

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Feb. 9, in Los Angeles Thunder 119, Lakers 110 Both teams were without their MVP candidates as Gilegous-Alexander sat because of a strained abdominal muscle and Doncic was sidelined by a hamstring injury.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Two years earlier, he also triumphed despite tearing an abdominal muscle in the third round.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

That’s been difficult lately because of hip and abdominal muscle injuries that limited him to 20 matches, and a 9-11 record, over the past 20 months.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

The researchers found that the large-muscle group's heart-disease risk was as much as six times higher than the group of men with the smallest abdominal muscle area.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

There was a hard panel of abdominal muscle under a layer of fat in her midsection.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart