abdomen (redirected from Abdominal segment)

abdomen /ab·do·men/ (ab´dah-men) (ab-do´men) that part of the body lying between the thorax and the pelvis, and containing the abdominal cavity and viscera.

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acute abdomen  an acute intra-abdominal condition of abrupt onset, usually associated with pain due to inflammation, perforation, obstruction, infarction, or rupture of abdominal organs, and usually requiring emergency surgical intervention.

carinate abdomen , navicular abdomen scaphoid a.

abdomen obsti´pum  congenital shortness of the rectus abdominis muscle.

scaphoid abdomen  one whose anterior wall is hollowed, occurring in children with cerebral disease.

surgical abdomen  acute a.

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ab·do·men (bd-mn, b-dmn)

n.

The part of the body that lies between the chest and the pelvis and encloses the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and pancreas. Also called belly, venter.

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abdomen,

n the portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.

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abdomen

the portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis containing the abdominal cavity. See also abdominal.

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acute abdomen

an acute intra-abdominal condition of abrupt onset, usually associated with pain due to inflammation, perforation, obstruction, infarction or rupture of abdominal organs, and usually requiring emergency intervention. Called also surgical abdomen.

gaunt abdomen

decreased abdominal size.

surgical abdomen

see acute abdomen (above).