abdominal

adjective

ab·​dom·​i·​nal ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl 

əb-,

-ˈdäm-nᵊl

: of, relating to, or involving the abdomen

abdominal pain/cramps/bloating

an abdominal scar

abdominal sternites

see also abdominal cavity

abdominally

ab-ˈdä-mə-nᵊl-ē 

əb-

-ˈdäm-nᵊl-ē

adverb

abdominally obese

surgical instruments inserted abdominally

Examples of abdominal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Symptoms are akin to getting the flu: body aches, fever, abdominal pain. —Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025

Some people with the disease may also have headaches, dizziness and chills, as well as nausea or other abdominal problems. —Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025

Some impacts of chronic toxicity are anorexia, abdominal pain, dehydration, diarrhea and depression. —Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025

Second, zeroing in on a diagnosis can be a process of trial and error since symptoms can be so varied and nonspecific (think: abdominal pain, fatigue). —Health, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing abdominal

• abdominal cavity

Rhymes for abdominal

• phenomenal
• pronominal
• nominal

Medical Definition

abdominal

1 of 2 adjective

ab·​dom·​i·​nal ab-ˈdäm-ən-ᵊl 

1

: of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen

abdominal organs

abdominal pain

abdominal surgery

2

: performed by entry through the abdominal wall

an abdominal hysterectomy

abdominally

-ē 

adverb

abdominal

2 of 2 noun

: an abdominal muscle (as an oblique or a rectus abdominis) especially of the anterolateral region

—usually used in plural