| belly | Origin: OE. Bali, bely, AS. Belg, baelg, baelig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. Belgr bag, bellows, Sw. Balg, Dan. Baelg, D. & G. Balg, cf. W. Bol the paunch or belly, dim. Boly, Ir. Bolg. Cf. Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge. 1. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen. Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies; the lower belly being the abdomen; the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the head. 2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. "Underneath the belly of their steeds." (Shak) 3. The womb. "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee." (Jer. I. 5) 4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship. "Out of the belly of hell cried I." (Jonah II. 2) 5. The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back. Belly doublet, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly. Shak. Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. Johnson. Belly timber, food. Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines). To cause to swell out; to fill. "Your breath of full consent bellied his sails." (Shak) Origin: Bellied; Bellying. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| belly button | The navel or umbilicus. The one-time site of attachment of the umbilical cord. The term belly button was coined around 1877. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bellyache | Colloquialism for abdominal pain, usually colicky. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior belly of digastric muscle | <anatomy> The portion of the digastric muscle which extends anteriorly from the intermediate tendon, and attaches to the posterior aspect of the mandible. Synonym: venter anterior musculi digastrici. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior belly of digastric muscle | <anatomy> Portion of digastric muscle posterior to the intermediate tendon, attaching to the digastric groove of the temporal bone. Synonym: venter posterior musculi digastrici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prune belly | See: abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prune belly syndrome | <radiology> Absent abdominal musculature, undescended testes, dilated ureters and calyces, clubbed feet, heart and lung abnormalities, predominantly in males Synonym: Eagle-Barrett syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| speckled-belly | <zoology> The gadwall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| superior belly of omohyoid muscle | <anatomy> The superior belly of the omohyoid muscle, attached to the hyoid bone. Synonym: venter superior musculi omohyoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swollen belly disease | A fatal disease of infants infected with Strongyloides fuelleborni subsp. Kellyi; appears in localised areas of New Guinea. Synonym: swollen belly syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swollen belly syndrome | A fatal disease of infants infected with Strongyloides fuelleborni subsp. Kellyi; appears in localised areas of New Guinea. Synonym: swollen belly syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior belly of omohyoid muscle | <anatomy> The inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle, attached to the superior border of the scapula. Synonym: venter inferior musculi omohyoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital belly of occipitofrontalis muscle | <anatomy> The posterior belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle. See: occipitofrontalis muscle. Synonym: venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis, occipitalis muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontal belly of occipitofrontalis muscle | <anatomy> The anterior belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle. See: occipitofrontalis muscle. Synonym: venter frontalis musculi occipitofrontalis, frontalis muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |