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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

Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Possible warning signs include lower back pain, abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits, weight loss, and rectal bleeding.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

In some mutants, whole segments of the embryo disappeared, or the thorax or abdominal compartments were drastically shortened—analogous to a human fetus born with no middle or with no hind segment.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

For competitive runners, this often boils down to sinewy legs and defined abdominals.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2024

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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