abdomen

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I was staring up at the ceiling in the darkness when Guy Yocom, my roommate, sat up abruptly in his bed and announced: "Abdomen of a hamster," and then fell back down.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 9, 2020

Abdomen flatter; general respiratory movement; tenderness now mainly localised to an area 2� inches in diameter, to the left of the umbilicus, above exit wound.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Abdomen of the male with the last joint pointed, and a slender incurved hook beneath; the valves large, attenuated and hooked.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

No blood appeared in his stools, which were frequent, but small in quantity; and his Abdomen was less tense than usual.

From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Priestley, Joseph

The Psoas or Lumbaris is situated inwardly in the Abdomen, on the side of the Vertebra's.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel