Meanings
nounabdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)
plural abdomens · plural abdomina
- obsoleteThe fat surrounding the belly.First known use mid 16th c. – late 17th c.
- anatomyThe cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.First known use early 17th c.
He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
- biologyThe posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.First known use late 18th c.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Broader
nounthe cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinabdōmen
- Middle Frenchabdomen
- Englishabdomen
First attested in 1541 as labdomen. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen as well as from its etymon Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans buik, maag
- buikbelly — see also belly
- maagbelly — see also belly
- buikholtecavity
- abdomenposterior section of an arthropod's body
Ancient Greek ἦτρον
- ἦτρον (êtron)belly — see also belly
Arabic بَطْن, جَوْف
- بَطْن (baṭn)belly — see also belly
- جَوْف (jawf)belly — see also belly
- بَطْن (baṭn)posterior section of an arthropod's body
Basque sabel, sabelalde
- sabelbelly — see also belly
- sabelaldebelly — see also belly
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
Bengali উদর, পেট
- উদর (udor)belly — see also belly
- পেট (peṭ)belly — see also belly
Brazilian Portuguese abdômen, abdômen
- abdômenbelly — see also belly
- abdômencavity
- abdômenposterior section of an arthropod's body
Bulgarian коре́м
- коре́м (korém)belly — see also belly
Catalan abdomen, buc
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- bucbelly — see also belly
- panxabelly — see also belly
- ventrebelly — see also belly
- abdomencavity
- buccavity
Chinese Cantonese 腹部, 腹
- 腹部 (fuk¹ bou⁶)belly — see also belly
- 腹 (fuk¹)belly — see also belly
Chinese Mandarin 腹部, 腹
- 腹部 (fùbù)belly — see also belly
- 腹 (fù)belly — see also belly
- 腔 (qiāng)cavity
- 腹部 (fùbù)posterior section of an arthropod's body
Czech břicho
- břichobelly — see also belly
Danish bug, mave
- bugbelly — see also belly
- mavebelly — see also belly
- bughulecavity
- bagkropposterior section of an arthropod's body
Dutch onderbuik, abdomen
- onderbuikbelly — see also belly
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- buikholtecavity
Esperanto ventro, abdomeno
- ventrobelly — see also belly
- abdomenocavity
- abdomenoposterior section of an arthropod's body
Estonian kõht
- kõhtbelly — see also belly
European Portuguese abdómen, abdómen
- abdómenbelly — see also belly
- abdómencavity
- abdómenposterior section of an arthropod's body
Finnish vatsa, vatsaontelo
- vatsabelly — see also belly
- vatsaontelocavity
- takaruumisposterior section of an arthropod's body
French abdomen
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
German Bauch, Unterleib
- Bauchbelly — see also belly
- Unterleibbelly — see also belly
- Hinterleibposterior section of an arthropod's body
Greek κοιλία, κοιλιά
- κοιλία (koilía)belly — see also belly
- κοιλιά (koiliá)belly — see also belly
Hebrew בֶּטֶן
- בֶּטֶןbelly — see also belly
Hindi उदर, पेट
- उदर (udar)belly — see also belly
- पेट (peṭ)belly — see also belly
Hungarian has, potroh
- hasbelly — see also belly
- potrohposterior section of an arthropod's body
Icelandic kvið, magi
- kviðbelly — see also belly
- magibelly — see also belly
Indonesian perut, abdomen
- perutbelly — see also belly
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
Irish abdóman, bolg
- abdómanbelly — see also belly
- bolgbelly — see also belly
Italian addome, addome
- addomebelly — see also belly
- addomecavity
Japanese 腹, 腹部
- 腹 (hara)belly — see also belly
- 腹部 (fuku-bu)belly — see also belly
- お腹 (onaka)cavity
- 腹 (hara)cavity
- 腹部 (fuku-bu)cavity
- 腹 (hara)posterior section of an arthropod's body
- 腹部 (fuku-bu)posterior section of an arthropod's body
Korean 배, 복
- 배 (bae)belly — see also belly
- 복 (bok)belly — see also belly
- 복강 (bokgang)cavity
Latin abdōmen
- abdōmenbelly — see also belly
Latvian vēders, vēdera dobums
- vēdersbelly — see also belly
- vēdera dobumscavity
Lithuanian pilvas
- pilvasbelly — see also belly
Malay abdomen, perut
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- perutbelly — see also belly
Māori pūuruuru, kona
- pūuruurubelly — see also belly
- konabelly — see also belly
Norwegian Bokmål buk, mage
- bukbelly — see also belly
- magebelly — see also belly
- mavebelly — see also belly
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- bukhulecavity
- abdomenposterior section of an arthropod's body
- bakkroppposterior section of an arthropod's body
Persian شکم, کم
- شکم (šekam)belly — see also belly
- کم (kom)belly — see also belly
Polish brzuch, abdomen
- brzuchbelly — see also belly
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- odwłokposterior section of an arthropod's body
- abdomenposterior section of an arthropod's body
Romanian abdomen, burtă
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- burtăbelly — see also belly
- abdomencavity
- abdomenposterior section of an arthropod's body
Russian живо́т, брюшна́я по́лость
- живо́т (živót)belly — see also belly
- брюшна́я по́лость (brjušnája pólostʹ)cavity
- брюшко (brjuško)posterior section of an arthropod's body
Slovak brucho, brušná dutina
- bruchobelly — see also belly
- brušná dutinacavity
Spanish abdomen, vientre
- abdomenbelly — see also belly
- vientrebelly — see also belly
Swedish buk
- bukbelly — see also belly
Tamil வயிறு
- வயிறு (vayiṟu)belly — see also belly
Thai ท้อง, ช่องท้อง
- ท้อง (tɔ́ɔng)belly — see also belly
- ช่องท้อง (chɔ̂ng-tɔ́ɔng)cavity
- ท้อง (tɔ́ɔng)posterior section of an arthropod's body
Turkish karın, batın
- karınbelly — see also belly
- batıncavity
Ukrainian живі́т, че́рево
- живі́т (žyvít)belly — see also belly
- че́рево (čérevo)belly — see also belly
Urdu پیٹ
- پیٹ (peṭ)belly — see also belly
Vietnamese bụng, bụng dạ
- bụngbelly — see also belly
- bụng dạcavity
Welsh tor, bol
- torbelly — see also belly
- bolbelly — see also belly
Yiddish בויך
- בויך (boykh)belly — see also belly
Zulu isisu
- isisubelly — see also belly
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with abdomen
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
abdomen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdomen
MLA
“abdomen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdomen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abdomen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdomen.
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