abdominal
    adj 1: of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal
           muscles"
    n 1: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal
         muscle, ab]

Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the
      abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
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   2. (Zool.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the
      Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
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   Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each
      side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes;
      -- called also inguinal ring.
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Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl.
   Abdominales.
   A fish of the group Abdominales.
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