English word abdomen comes from Latin do (I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.), Latin ab, Latin dere
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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do | Latin (lat) | I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede. |
ab | Latin (lat) | (source of action or event) by, of. (time) after, since. At, on, in. From, away from, out of. |
dere | Latin (lat) | |
abdo | Latin (lat) | |
abdomen | Latin (lat) | (anatomy) belly, abdomen. (by extension of meaning) gluttony. |
abdomen | Middle French (frm) | |
abdomen | English (en) | (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions. [First attested in the early 17th century.]. (anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and [...] |