- abdominal muscle
- nounthe muscles of the abdomen• Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle• Hyponyms:
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abdominal muscle
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Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome — Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible through the thin, lax, protruding abdominal wall. Also called the prune belly syndrome. The full syndrome probably occurs only in males. In… … Medical dictionary
abdominal muscle — Any of the muscles of the front and side walls of the abdominal cavity. Three flat layers the external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominis muscles extend from each side of the spine between the lower ribs and the hipbone. The… … Universalium
Syndrome, abdominal muscle deficiency — Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible through the thin, lax, protruding abdominal wall. Also called the prune belly syndrome. The full syndrome probably occurs only in males. In… … Medical dictionary
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muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
abdominal — I noun the muscles of the abdomen • Syn: ↑abdominal muscle, ↑ab • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
abdominal external oblique muscle — noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso • Syn: ↑external oblique muscle, ↑musculus obliquus externus abdominis, ↑oblique • Derivationally related forms: ↑oblique (for: ↑oblique) … Useful english dictionary
Abdominal — Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The abdomen is separated anatomically from the chest by the diaphragm, the powerful muscle spanning the body cavity… … Medical dictionary
