Abdominal
81abdominal breathing — noun breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles abdominal breathing is practiced by singers • Hypernyms: ↑breathing, ↑external respiration, ↑respiration, ↑ventilation …
82abdominal muscle — noun the muscles of the abdomen • Syn: ↑abdominal, ↑ab • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle • Hyponyms: ↑external oblique muscle, ↑ …
83abdominal dropsy — oedema, an accumulation of excess fluid in the abdomen, causing abdominal swelling and marked protrusion of scales. Also called pinecone disease, q.v …
84abdominal fishes — those bony fishes having pelvic fins in the abdominal position …
85abdominal pore — an external aperture near the vent communicating with the abdominal cavity. Found in Cyclostomata, Elasmobranchii, and in some Teleostomi, e.g. Salmonidae …
86abdominal serra — an abdominal spine, formed from a scale in the ventral region of the fish body. A series of these serrae form a saw like edge and their numbers can be used in identification of some Clupeidae and Serrasalmidae …
87abdominal cavity — noun The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm …
88abdominal process — Finger like projection (one to several ) on dorsal surface of cladoceran abdomen; may help to retain eggs in brood chamber [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Cladocera): Finger like projection(s) on dorsal surface of abdomen [McLaughlin, 1980].… …
89abdominal spine — (Order Anostraca): Spine shaped projection on each side of abdominal somite [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
90abdominal, cavidad — El mayor espacio vacío del cuerpo, situado entre el diafragma y la cima de la cavidad pelviana y rodeado por la columna, los músculos abdominales y otros. Contiene la mayor parte del canal alimentario, el hígado, el páncreas, el bazo, los riñones …
