Anatomy

Abdomen

That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.

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  • Abdomens

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES and specifics are available; abrupt disease requiring emergency surgery equals ABDOMEN, ACUTE

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  1. A01.923w.047w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Abdomen. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000005. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000005
  2. Abdomen. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdomen
  3. Abdomen. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9597