ABDOMEN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
   Synonym(s)
   • belly (what does belly mean?)
   • stomach (what does stomach mean?)
   • venter (what does venter mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) abdomen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body part (what does body part mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • underbelly (what does underbelly mean?)
   • underbody (what does underbody mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the cavity containing the major viscera
   • in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
   Synonym(s)
   • abdominal cavity (what does abdominal cavity mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) abdomen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cavity (what does cavity mean?)
   • bodily cavity (what does bodily cavity mean?)
   • cavum (what does cavum mean?)