WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•dom•i•nal /æbˈdɑmənəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of, relating to, or located in the abdomen:abdominal pains.
ab•dom•i•nal
(ab dom′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
ab•dom′i•nal•ly, adv.
- Anatomy, Insects, Zoologyof, in, on, or for the abdomen:abdominal wall; abdominal pains.
n.
- Anatomy, Insects, Zoology, Informal TermsUsually, abdominals. [Informal.]the abdominal muscles.
- Latin abdōmin-, stem of abdōmen abdomen + -al1
- 1740–50
'abdominal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ABD
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- Caesarean section
- Jarvik–7
- abbed
- abdom
- abdomen
- abdominoplasty
- abdominous
- abs
- accessory nerve
- amniocentesis
- ascending colon
- ascites
- ballottement
- belly
- belly dance
- caddisworm
- celiac disease
- cholecystostomy
- choledochostomy
- cicada
- colic
- colostomy
- cramp
- cystostomy
- diaphragm
- diverticulitis
- enterostomy
- eventration
- eviscerate
- fasciolopsiasis
- firefly
- food poisoning
- gastrostomy
- giardiasis
- heat exhaustion
- hernia
- hookworm
- hyperparathyroidism
- ileostomy
- indigestion
- inguinal hernia
- intestinal flu
- intra-abdominal
- irritable bowel syndrome
- jejunostomy
- kidney
- laparectomy
- laparo-