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adjective

abdominal

of or relating to or near the abdomen

In a sentence

Six example sentences with abdominal, each labelled with its topic.

  • Six weeks of hanging leg raises built abdominal strength she could finally feel on the last mile uphill.

    Fitness

  • The scan showed abdominal swelling on the right side, which sent the team looking at the gallbladder first.

    Medicine

  • Renaissance drawing students copied the abdominal muscles from casts for months before they were allowed a living model.

    Art

  • The point guard missed nine games with an abdominal strain, and the team lost seven of them without her.

    Basketball

  • Fireflies produce their light in the last abdominal segments, where a special tissue mixes oxygen with the glowing compound.

    Science

  • Voice teachers spend the first month on abdominal breathing, since a singer who lifts the shoulders runs out of air by the second phrase.

    Music

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