- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/
abdominal region (plural abdominal regions)
- (anatomy) One of the nine areas that the abdomen is divided into.[1]
2012, Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography[1], Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121:To identify specific abdominal structures or to refer to an area of pain, the abdomen may be divided into four quadrants or nine abdominal regions.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abdominal, region.
2011 August 5, Brian Seaward, The Art of Peace and Relaxation Workbook[2], Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 228:When you feel ready, slowly exhale, allowing the air to move comfortably from your abdominal region up through the top of your head.
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2