Abdomen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælæt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪkləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪkləs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælæt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stomach abdominal cavity belly venter

Word Forms

abdominal	adjective	of or relating to or near the abdomen
ventral	adjective	toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
stomachal	adjective	relating to or involving the stomach

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

addome

la regione del corpo di un vertebrato compresa tra il torace e il bacino

🇳🇱Dutch

buikspier

het gebied van het lichaam van een gewerveld dier tussen de thorax en het bekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

abdômen

a região do corpo de um vertebrado entre o tórax e a pelve

🇷🇺Russian

живот

область тела позвоночных между грудной клеткой и тазом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पेट

वक्ष और श्रोणि के बीच कशेरुक के शरीर का क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

পেট

বক্ষ এবং শ্রোণীর মধ্যে মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীর দেহের অঞ্চল

🇮🇳Tamil

வயிறு

மார்புக்கும் இடுப்புக்கும் இடையில் உள்ள முதுகெலும்புகளின் உடலின் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

పొత్తికడుపు

థొరాక్స్ మరియు పెల్విస్ మధ్య సకశేరుకం యొక్క శరీరం యొక్క ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

उदर

वक्षस्थळ आणि श्रोणि यांच्यातील पृष्ठवंशाच्या शरीराचा प्रदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેટ

થોરાક્સ અને પેલ્વિસ વચ્ચેના કરોડરજ્જુના શરીરનો વિસ્તાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ

ಎದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಂಟದ ನಡುವಿನ ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳ ದೇಹದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദരം

നെഞ്ചിനും പെൽവിസിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള ഒരു കശേരുക്കളുടെ ശരീരഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੇਟ

ਛਾਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੇਡੂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਖੇਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیٹ

چھاتی اور شرونی کے درمیان کشیرکا کے جسم کا علاقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腹部

脊椎动物身体胸部和骨盆之间的区域

🇯🇵Japanese

腹部

胸部と骨盤の間の脊椎動物の体の領域

🇰🇷Korean

복부

척추동물의 흉부와 골반 사이의 신체 부위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bụng

vùng cơ thể của động vật có xương sống giữa ngực và xương chậu

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าท้อง

บริเวณลำตัวของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังระหว่างทรวงอกและกระดูกเชิงกราน

🇮🇩Indonesian

perut

wilayah tubuh vertebrata antara dada dan panggul

🇵🇭Filipino

tiyan

ang rehiyon ng katawan ng isang vertebrate sa pagitan ng thorax at pelvis

🇲🇾Malay

perut

kawasan badan vertebrata antara toraks dan pelvis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البطن

منطقة من جسم الفقاريات تقع بين الصدر والحوض

🇮🇷Persian

شکم

ناحیه ای از بدن مهره داران بین قفسه سینه و لگن

🇹🇷Turkish

karın

Omurgalıların vücudunun toraks ve pelvis arasındaki bölgesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בֶּטֶן

אזור הגוף של חולייתן בין בית החזה לאגן

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