| carinate abdomen | A sloping of the sides with prominence of the central line of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rectus muscle of abdomen | <anatomy> Muscle of ventral abdominal wall, flanking the linea alba, and characterised by tendinous intersections separating its length into multiple bellies; origin, crest and symphysis of the pubis; insertion, xiphoid process and fifth to seventh costal cartilages; action, flexes lumbar vertebral column, draws thorax downward toward pubis; nerve supply, thoracoabdominal nerves. Synonym: musculus rectus abdominis, rectus muscle of abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pendulous abdomen | An abdomen with greatly relaxed walls that sag down over the pubic region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscles of abdomen | Muscles forming the wall of the abdomen including rectus abdominis, external and internal oblique muscles, transversus abdominis, and quadratus abdominis. Synonym: musculi abdominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| post-abdomen | <zoology> That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; more commonly called abdomen. Origin: Pref. Post- + abdomen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphoid abdomen | A condition in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour. Synonym: boat-shaped abdomen, navicular abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protuberant abdomen | An unusual or prominent convexity of the abdomen, due to excessive subcutaneous fat, poor muscle tone, or an increase in intra-abdominal content. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous veins of abdomen | The network of superficial veins of the abdominal wall that empty into the thoracoepigastric, superficial epigastric, or superior epigastric veins and form portocaval anastomoses through their communications with the paraumbilical veins. Synonym: venae subcutaneae abdominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse muscle of abdomen | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, seventh to twelfth costal cartilages, lumbar fascia, iliac crest, and inguinal ligament; insertion, xiphoid cartilage and linea alba and, through the conjoint tendon, pubic tubercle and pecten; action, compresses abdominal contents; nerve supply, lower thoracic. Synonym: musculus transversus abdominis, musculus transversalis abdominis, transverse muscle of abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |