Meanings
nounabdominal region (plural abdominal regions)
plural abdominal regions
- anatomyOne of the nine areas that the abdomen is divided into.
To identify specific abdominal structures or to refer to an area of pain, the abdomen may be divided into four quadrants or nine abdominal regions.
2012, Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121 - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abdominal, region.
When you feel ready, slowly exhale, allowing the air to move comfortably from your abdominal region up through the top of your head.
2011 August 5, Brian Seaward, The Art of Peace and Relaxation Workbook, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 228
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