Definition of abdomen

Overview of noun abdomen

The noun abdomen has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) abdomen, venter, stomach, belly

(the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

2. abdominal cavity, abdomen

(the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)