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abdomen

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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.

The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses. Fran Lebowitz

The town was abuzz with talk of the King's animals. We were fed regularly, and the King and Queen quite often enjoyed feeling my abdomen to see if I weren't pregnant; they were extraordinarily eager to have a whole family of little animals like us. Cyrano de Bergerac

The seer "sees" that every man is in touch with everything else, not through his hands, but through a bunch of long fibers that shoot out in all directions from the center of his abdomen. Those fibers join a man to his surroundings; they keep his balance; they give him stability. Carlos Castaneda

I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to get in the ring and run around and function at a decent rate. Then they had the idea that it might be better to do a retirement thing. Owen Hart

If you lay a hand on me I'll ram your testicles so far up inside your abdomen it'll take a heart surgeon to get them out. Orson Scott Card

The abdomen is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god. Friedrich Nietzsche

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