(n.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, 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.
(n.) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
Example Sentences:
(1) Findings on plain X-ray of the abdomen, using the usual parameters of psoas and kidney shadows in the Nigerian, indicate that the two communities studied are similar but urinary calculi and urinary tract distortion are significantly more prominent in the community with the higher endemicity of urinary schistosomiasis.
(2) The rational surgical methods of treatment in 85 patients with suppurative hepatic echinococcosis penetrating into the abdomen cavity are presented.
(3) Chest and biceps circumferences increased 4.2% and 3.1%, respectively; abdomen and thigh circumferences did not significantly change; body fat decreased 16.8%; and body mass increased 2.3%.
(4) Duplex and color Doppler sonography have become indispensable for evaluating the major vessels of the abdomen.
(5) A 33-year old woman was admitted with high fever and excruciating pain in the lower right abdomen that had lasted on and off for months.
(6) In conclusion, a zipper technique has been outlined that allows effective continuing drainage of the septic abdomen, permits early diagnosis of organ damage, is rapid and cost effective, minimizes ventilator dependency and gastrointestinal complications, is well tolerated by the patients, and has produced a modest 65 per cent survival rate in the first 34 critically ill patients in whom it was used.
(7) As for possible causes of reduced Leydig cell activity it was investigated whether the testis was (1) hypoplastic; (2) abnormally fused with the epididymis; (3) located in the abdomen; (4) or UT was associated with hypospadias.
(8) The clinical presentation is that of an acute abdomen.
(9) The rapidity of obtaining the results (within one hour), the complete absence of untoward reactions to the radiopharmaceuticals, the much lower frequency of subtle or indeterminate results, the ability to render useful information in the presence of moderate jaundice and the lack of interference from overlying intestinal contents establishes these radionuclide agents as superior to both radiographic oral and intravenous cholangiography in the investigation of the acute abdomen.
(10) Regarding space occupying lesions in the abdomen angiography is an aid in diagnosis and differential diagnosis and provides information on the curability.
(11) The characteristic signs and symptoms represent the triad of a pulsatile mass in the upper part of the abdomen, intermittent hemorrhage in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract and severe epigastralgia not relieved by antacids.
(12) There are two sites for transplantation, which are the submamma and the upper lateral region of abdomen.
(13) We analysed the plain abdomen and chest films of 62 patients with this disease.
(14) Contrast media in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis are applied for various purposes; different substances and forms of application must be distinguished.
(15) In all series of experiments multidimensional statistical analysis allowed one to reveal the effect conducive to a relative decrease in the blood content in the brain, myocardium, lungs, liver and to its increase in some abdominal organs, skin, muscle and bone tissues of the extremities, abdomen and pelvis.
(16) The lesion has occurred in many sites, but is commonest in the thorax (60%), abdomen (11%), neck (14%), and axilla (4%).
(17) The remaining patients had vague pains, tender abdomen, constitutional symptoms or a mass in the abdomen.
(18) In 25 patients, small cell lung cancer was staged prospectively with both conventional staging and a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocol that included 1.5-T MR imaging of the pelvis, abdomen, spine, and brain.
(19) Laparoscopy with artificial ascites creates a larger space between organs and makes an accurate inspection of the entire intra-peritoneal abdomen possible.
(20) No evidence of lymphomatous involvement of lymph nodes and non-lymphoid organs was found by CT scan, ultrasound echography and gallium scan of the chest and abdomen.
Womb
Definition:
(n.) The belly; the abdomen.
(n.) The uterus. See Uterus.
(n.) The place where anything is generated or produced.
(n.) Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
(v. t.) To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is pointed to the stiching up of skin over the prominent parts of bones after dividing the newborns sub partu to avoid a laceration of the mother womb and vagina.
(2) The voice of the womb manifests itself in the language of menstruation.
(3) We're not just disembodied wombs in jars, like in Tales of the Unexpected.
(4) The new research was not about autism screening; the new research has not discovered that a high level of testosterone in prenatal tests is an indicator of autism; autism spectrum disorder has not been linked to high levels of testosterone in the womb; and tests (of autism) in the womb do not allow termination of pregnancies.
(5) Here we present the case in which we succeeded in incubating a goat fetus for 3 weeks, followed by a trial birth from an artificial womb.
(6) Scientists in Brazil have detected the Zika virus in the amniotic fluid surrounding two babies in the womb who were diagnosed with microcephaly, increasing the likelihood that the virus is a cause of the rare birth defect.
(7) Alas, there is strong evidence that gayness is not bred in any kind of schooling at all, but in the mother's womb.
(8) In addition to representing the analysis or the analyst in general, the couch can represent the unconscious, or it may take on the symbolic significance of the analyst's or mother's arms, lap, breasts, or womb.
(9) More Irish women seeking help for British abortions, says charity Read more A panel of UN human rights committee experts found that Ireland’s prohibition and criminalisation of abortion services subjected Amanda Mellet to severe emotional and mental pain and suffering in 2011, when she was told she could not have an abortion in Ireland even though doctors had discovered that the foetus had congenital defects that meant it would die in the womb or shortly after birth.
(10) Only a handful of mice have been born from transplanted wombs and little work has been done in larger animals, such as pigs, rabbits and monkeys.
(11) Perry has spoken of the need for a 20-week ban because, he says, the limits of viability outside the womb are being tested by modern science and technology.
(12) At 22 weeks pregnant, Wallace and her husband, a podiatrist, were told the baby boy she was carrying had a lethal neurological condition and would not survive outside the womb.
(13) Smith replied that for a fetus that could not survive outside the womb, she believed the procedure is a humane way to end a pregnancy.
(14) But the duo go further than even most American politicians, with a wholesale dismissal of babies born with the help of IVF or surrogacy as “synthetic babies” produced by “wombs for rent”.
(15) Eva Ottosson, 56, the director of a lighting company, said she would offer her uterus to her 25-year-old daughter, Sara, who cannot have children because of a serious birth defect that left her without a womb.
(16) Their whole lives, from womb to tomb, take place "perpetually in the current moment, the early 21st century", which makes it less a social history and more a manual for modern life.
(17) One possibility is that serious disorders of mood - such as bipolar disorder - are the price that human beings have had to pay for more adaptive traits such as intelligence, creativity and verbal proficiency.” Smith emphasises that as things stand, having a high IQ is only an advantage: “A high IQ is not a clear-cut risk factor for bipolar, but perhaps the genes that confer intelligence can get expressed as illness in the context of other risk factors, such as exposure to maternal influenza in the womb or childhood sexual abuse.” The results are consistent with previous research that suggests individuals with an increased genetic propensity to bipolar disorder were more likely to show a range of creative abilities, especially in areas where verbal proficiency may prove advantageous, such as in literature or leadership roles.
(18) Start when you’re pregnant The food a woman eats when pregnant can be detected in the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby in the womb – as early as 15 weeks a foetus responds to the flavour, swallowing more if the fluid tastes sweet and less if it tastes “bitter”.
(19) The researchers said their findings required validation by others but pointed out that an expanding waistline had been linked to other cancers, including those of the pancreas, lining of the womb, and ovaries, possibly because midriff fat was more harmful.
(20) Clinton repeated her support for a woman’s right to control her body, while Trump showed his revulsion of late-term abortions and repeatedly described it as “ rip[ping] the baby out of the womb ”.