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abdominal

[ab-dom-uh-nl] / æbˈdɒm ə nl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the stomach and the area below it
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She had been experiencing severe abdominal pain since March and thought the coil was to blame.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Such symptoms include gas, abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea or nausea, after consuming a certain amount of dairy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Unlike fat that accumulates directly beneath the skin, visceral fat lies deep within the abdominal cavity, surrounding organs such as the liver and intestines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nacua was sidelined for a victory over the New York Giants and Sunday’s defeat by the Denver Broncos because of a hip injury that caused groin and abdominal soreness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A gall-bladder attack or a liver abscess could cause fever and jaundice and abdominal pain—the red eyes she could not explain—and she ordered an ultrasound examination of his liver.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

After absorbing his introduction to the concept of situps, I followed along as nameless ladies in shiny leotards instructed me to reach, crunch and tune into my abdominals, my ankles wrapped in weights.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2022

Combining inhalation with movement can teach the body to use the trunk muscles in a different way, Wiebe said, so you’re no longer relying only on your abdominals.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2021

Women tend to be more flexible and sometimes overextend their low backs, and we just need to do a little maintenance to keep our low abdominals, low back, and pelvic floor strong and working together.

From Slate ● May 13, 2020

The exercise above—a modified Turkish sit-up—improves strength in the abdominals and upper back.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 24, 2019

She’ll have to make sure to add some crunches and leg lifts to strengthen her abdominals and her glutes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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