The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity
He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
- A region of the body In VERTEBRATES this is the part of the body that contains all the internal organs except for the heart and lungs In most ARTHROPODS this is the hind region of the body
The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity
{i} section of the body between the thorax and the pelvis in which most of the digestive organs are located, belly (in vertebrates) ; section of the body behind the thorax (Entomology)