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abdominal

[ab-dom-uh-nl] / æbˈdɒm ə nl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the stomach and the area below it
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Today, excess abdominal fat is a major risk factor because it can trigger chronic inflammation that damages arteries, cardiac tissue and kidneys, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Ultimately, we decided we're going to stop pursuing it, because if they could do it, it'd be quite a dangerous, open abdominal surgery," she added.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Healthy persons infected can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

They also lost more weight and reduced abdominal fat more effectively.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

But even the segmentation genes have to have their masters: How does the second segment of the fly thorax “know” to be a thoracic segment, and not an abdominal segment?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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