WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ab•dom•i•nal /æbˈdɑmənəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of, relating to, or located in the abdomen:abdominal pains.
ab•dom•i•nal
(ab dom′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
ab•dom′i•nal•ly, adv.
- Anatomy, Insects, Zoologyof, in, on, or for the abdomen:abdominal wall; abdominal pains.
n.
- Anatomy, Insects, Zoology, Informal TermsUsually, abdominals. [Informal.]the abdominal muscles.
- Latin abdōmin-, stem of abdōmen abdomen + -al1
- 1740–50
'abdominal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abbed
- abdomen
- abs
- belly
- Caesarean section
- cicada
- colic
- cramp
- diaphragm
- eviscerate
- firefly
- heat exhaustion
- hernia
- ileostomy
- indigestion
- irritable bowel syndrome
- kidney
- laparoscope
- laparotomy
- lead poisoning
- liver
- mesentery
- omentum
- peritoneum
- porphyria
- pouch
- rectus
- sickle-cell anaemia
- six-pack
- solar plexus
- stomach
- stomachache
- tabes dorsalis
- typhoid fever
- viscera
- wall
- ABD
- abdom
- abdominoplasty
- abdominous
- accessory nerve
- amniocentesis
- ascending colon
- ascites
- ballottement
- belly dance
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- caddisworm
- celiac disease
- cholecystostomy