Abdomen

Descriptions of Abdomen

Abdomen: The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and other organs.
Source: National Institute of Health

Abdomen: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Source: WordNet 2.1

Abdomen : portion of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.
Source: CRISP

Abdomen : That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Abdomen : stomach

Summary Information: Abdomen

Abdomen: Frontal region of the torso below the chest and including the stomach region.

Abdomen: The area of the stomach. (Source: excerpt from IBS: NIDDK)

Condition count: 6 ; see list below.

Organ types: Body (80)

Number: 1 abdomen region

Related organs: chest (6), stomach (36), intestine (43), digestive (127)

Organs: list of all organs

Abdomen: Related Topics

• Abdomen pain

Diseases List for Abdomen:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Abdomen' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

• Abdominal Hernia ... abdomen
• Adhesions ... abdomen
• Ascites ... abdomen

M

• Megacolon ... abdomen
• Mittelschmerz ... abdomen

P

• Peritonitis ... abdomen

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